Nasi Lemak with Sambal & Ikan Bilis | Don Signature Crab - Singapore Food Guide

Name: Nasi Lemak with Sambal & Ikan Bilis | Don Signature Crab - Singapore Food Guide
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 400 g jasmine rice, rinsed until water runs clear; 400 ml coconut milk (approx. 1 can); 200 ml water (adjust depending on rice cooker); 2 pandan leaves, knotted; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 tbsp vegetable oil (for frying and sambal); 120 g dried red chillies (deseeded for milder heat) or 20–30 g chilli padi for extra kick; 6–8 shallots, peeled; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tbsp belacan (shrimp paste), toasted if raw; 2 tbsp tamarind paste or 1 tbsp tamarind concentrate mixed with 2 tbsp water; 2 tbsp gula melaka (palm sugar) or 2 tbsp light brown sugar; 1 tsp light soy sauce; 200 g ikan bilis (dried anchovies), heads removed and rinsed; 100 g roasted peanuts (unsalted or lightly salted); 2–3 cucumbers, thinly sliced; 4 large eggs, hard boiled; 1 tbsp lime juice (optional, to finish sambal); Salt to taste; Optional: 1 small knob ginger (for sambal twist) or 1 tbsp kecap manis for a sweeter note; Optional garnish: fried curry leaves or sliced red chilli

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Singapore-style Nasi Lemak with fragrant pandan coconut rice, spicy-sweet sambal and crispy ikan bilis — a hawker-favourite served family-style or for kopitiam

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Ingredients

400 g jasmine rice, rinsed until water runs clear
400 ml coconut milk (approx. 1 can)
200 ml water (adjust depending on rice cooker)
2 pandan leaves, knotted
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp vegetable oil (for frying and sambal)
120 g dried red chillies (deseeded for milder heat) or 20–30 g chilli padi for extra kick
6–8 shallots, peeled
4 cloves garlic
1 tbsp belacan (shrimp paste), toasted if raw
2 tbsp tamarind paste or 1 tbsp tamarind concentrate mixed with 2 tbsp water
2 tbsp gula melaka (palm sugar) or 2 tbsp light brown sugar
1 tsp light soy sauce
200 g ikan bilis (dried anchovies), heads removed and rinsed
100 g roasted peanuts (unsalted or lightly salted)
2–3 cucumbers, thinly sliced
4 large eggs, hard boiled
1 tbsp lime juice (optional, to finish sambal)
Salt to taste
Optional: 1 small knob ginger (for sambal twist) or 1 tbsp kecap manis for a sweeter note
Optional garnish: fried curry leaves or sliced red chilli