Nasi Lemak

Coconut milk rice

• 1100 g water
• 350 g rice, washed and drained
• 200 g coconut milk, room temperature
• 20 g fresh ginger root, smashed
• 3 pandan leaves, tied into knots
• 2 stalks fresh lemon grass, white part only and sliced
• 1 ½ tbsp salt
• 4 eggs

Sambal ikan bilis

• 20 g tamarind paste
• 100 g water
• 40 - 80 g dried chillies, large and mild heat, deseeded and soaked to soften
• 5 garlic cloves
• 150 g shallots
• 40 g vegetable oil
• 20 g light soy sauce
• 40 g sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 60 g fried ikan bilis (dried anchovies)
• 200 g onions (approx. 2 onions), thinly sliced
• 1 cucumber, sliced, to garnish
• unsalted peanuts, unsalted, to garnish