Recipes · Malaysian · Main Courses
Nasi Lemak
One serving has 768 kcal and 22 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (100%), copper (68%), selenium (62%), folate (62%), niacin (59%) and thiamin (55%). Ready in 40 minutes.
- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 25 min
- Makes: 1 serving (392 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Pescatarian, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
- Contains: egg, fish, peanut
Ingredients
- 70 g Rice, white, long-grain
- 60 g Coconut milk, canned
- 60 g Water
- 1 g Salt
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 15 g Anchovies, fresh
- 15 g Peanuts, raw
- 40 g Cucumber, raw
- 30 g Onions, raw
- 8 g Chilies, dried red
- 5 g Tamarind pulp
- 3 g Sugar
- 15 g Vegetable oil
- 15 g Shallots, raw
- 5 g Garlic, raw
Method
- Rinse the rice and cook with the coconut milk, water and a pinch of the salt until tender, about 15 minutes.
- Boil the egg 8-9 minutes for a just-set yolk, then cool, peel and halve.
- Fry the anchovies in a little of the oil until crisp and golden, then drain; fry the peanuts in the same oil until golden and drain.
- Blend the dried chilies, shallot and garlic to a paste; fry the paste in the remaining oil, stirring, for 8 minutes until fragrant and darkened.
- Stir the tamarind pulp, sugar and remaining salt into the paste and simmer 3-4 minutes to a thick sambal.
- Plate the coconut rice with the sambal, fried anchovies, peanuts, sliced cucumber and boiled egg.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 768 kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 80.6 g | |
| Water | 244 mL | |
| Fiber | 6 g | 20% |
| Protein | 21.7 g | 45% |
| Tryptophan | 0.25 g | |
| Threonine | 0.83 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.94 g | |
| Leucine | 1.6 g | |
| Lysine | 1.2 g | |
| Methionine | 0.49 g | |
| Cystine | 0.37 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.75 g | |
| Valine | 1.2 g | |
| Histidine | 0.52 g | |
| Fat | 41.7 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 9.8 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 12.7 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.17 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0.08 g | |
| Omega-6 | 11.2 g | |
| Saturated | 16.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.12 g | |
| Cholesterol | 195 mg | |
| Calcium | 132 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.61 mg | 68% |
| Iron | 8.1 mg | 45% |
| Magnesium | 107 mg | 35% |
| Manganese | 1.8 mg | 100% |
| Phosphorus | 373 mg | 53% |
| Potassium | 799 mg | 17% |
| Selenium | 34 µg | 62% |
| Sodium | 504 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.8 mg | 36% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.61 mg | 55% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.46 mg | 42% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 8.2 mg | 59% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 2.2 mg | 45% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.52 mg | 40% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 249 µg | 62% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.54 µg | 23% |
| Choline | 178 mg | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 190 µg | 27% |
| Vitamin C | 9.4 mg | 13% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 41 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 3.5 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin K | 43.5 µg | 48% |
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
0.6 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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