Nasi ulam — herbed rice with coconut
Already cooked and cooled rice tossed with fresh herbs, toasted dried shrimp and coconut.
Active time40 min
Cooking10 min
Total40 min
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Ingredients
- 15 shallots
- three quarters of a cup of Thai basil leaves
- three quarters of a cup of Vietnamese coriander leaves, daun kesom
- three quarters of a cup of mint leaves
- 3 lemongrass stalks
- 1 and a half cups of fresh grated coconut
- 1 cup of small dried shrimp
- 9 pinches of ground white pepper
- 9 pinches of ground black pepper
- 6 cups of cooked chilled basmati rice
- 3 tsp salt
- 3 tsp sugar
- 15 wild betel leaves, daun kadok
- 9 makrut lime leaves
Preparation
Use ready-grated fresh coconut. Soak the dried shrimp in warm water until softened. Drain and discard this water. Coarsely pound the shrimp, then dry-toast in a frying pan over medium heat, stirring until fragrant. Set aside. Toast the coconut in the pan, stirring until golden, then pound it finely.
1 and a half cups of fresh grated coconut1 cup of small dried shrimp- small bowl
- colander
- mortar and pestle
- frying pan
- spatula
Wash and dry the herbs and makrut lime leaves. Remove tough veins and slice all the leaves very finely. Peel and thinly slice the shallots. Remove the tough outer layers of the lemongrass and very finely slice its tender white part.
15 shallotsthree quarters of a cup of Thai basil leavesthree quarters of a cup of Vietnamese coriander leaves, daun kesomthree quarters of a cup of mint leaves3 lemongrass stalks15 wild betel leaves, daun kadok9 makrut lime leaves- knife
- chopping board
Loosen the already cooked and cooled rice in a mixing bowl. Add the herbs, shallots, lemongrass, toasted coconut and shrimp. Add the salt, sugar and both peppers. Toss gently to distribute the flavours and serve immediately.
9 pinches of ground white pepper9 pinches of ground black pepper6 cups of cooked chilled basmati rice3 tsp salt3 tsp sugar- mixing bowl
- spoon
Allergens
- Crustaceans
Composition to check for: Celery, Eggs, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Milk, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.