Recipes · Malaysian · Main Courses
Nasi Kerabu
One serving has 743 kcal and 28 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (78%), vitamin K (71%), selenium (67%), niacin (65%), pyridoxine (57%) and folate (53%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (315 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: fish, poultry
Ingredients
- 70 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 120 g Chicken thighs, skin-on, raw
- 15 g Coconut, desiccated
- 30 g Bean sprouts, raw
- 30 g Cabbage, green, raw
- 3 g Mint, fresh
- 3 g Cilantro, fresh
- 10 g Lime juice
- 5 g Fish sauce
- 15 g Shallots, raw
- 3 g Chili peppers, red, raw
- 10 g Vegetable oil
- 1 g Salt
Method
- Cook the rice and leave to cool a little; traditionally it is dyed blue with butterfly-pea flowers, which are optional and only for color.
- Toast the desiccated coconut in a dry pan until golden and fragrant, then pound to a paste (kerisik).
- Rub the chicken with a little salt and pan-fry or grill until cooked through (juices run clear, 74 °C/165 °F), then cool slightly and slice.
- Finely shred the cabbage, mint and cilantro and toss with the bean sprouts.
- Whisk the fish sauce, lime juice, sliced shallot and chili for the dressing.
- Mound the rice on a plate with the shredded herb salad, chicken and kerisik, and spoon the dressing over just before eating.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 743 kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 67.5 g | |
| Water | 176 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.5 g | 19% |
| Protein | 28 g | 58% |
| Tryptophan | 0.29 g | |
| Threonine | 1.1 g | |
| Isoleucine | 1.2 g | |
| Leucine | 2.2 g | |
| Lysine | 2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.68 g | |
| Cystine | 0.35 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.93 g | |
| Valine | 1.4 g | |
| Histidine | 0.74 g | |
| Fat | 40.2 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 11.2 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 10.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 9 g | |
| Saturated | 15.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.17 g | |
| Cholesterol | 118 mg | |
| Calcium | 65.5 mg | 7% |
| Copper | 0.43 mg | 48% |
| Iron | 5.4 mg | 30% |
| Magnesium | 78.6 mg | 25% |
| Manganese | 1.4 mg | 78% |
| Phosphorus | 339 mg | 48% |
| Potassium | 618 mg | 13% |
| Selenium | 37 µg | 67% |
| Sodium | 898 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.9 mg | 37% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.56 mg | 51% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 9.1 mg | 65% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.3 mg | 27% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.74 mg | 57% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 212 µg | 53% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.77 µg | 32% |
| Choline | 73.3 mg | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 47.4 µg | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 24.9 mg | 33% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 3.6 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 1.4 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin K | 63.6 µg | 71% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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