Recipes · Malaysian · Main Courses

Nasi Tumpang

One serving has 654 kcal and 30 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of selenium (82%), niacin (81%), pyridoxine (79%), manganese (75%), phosphorus (56%) and pantothenic acid (55%). Ready in 45 minutes.

Nasi Tumpang
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  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 25 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (248 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, High protein
  • Contains: egg, poultry

Ingredients

  • 70 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 80 g Chicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw
  • 15 g Coconut, desiccated
  • 40 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 15 g Shallots, raw
  • 6 g Chilies, dried red
  • 4 g Tamarind pulp
  • 3 g Sugar
  • 10 g Vegetable oil
  • 1 g Salt
  • 4 g Garlic, raw

Method

  1. Cook the rice and keep warm.
  2. Poach the chicken breast in water until cooked through (74 °C/165 °F), then cool and shred finely.
  3. Fry the shredded chicken with the desiccated coconut, a little of the oil and a pinch of the salt over low heat, stirring, until dry and lightly toasted into a floss.
  4. Blend the dried chilies with half the shallot and the garlic, fry in a little oil until fragrant and dark, then stir in the tamarind and sugar and simmer to a thick sambal.
  5. Beat and fry the egg into a thin omelette and slice into strips; fry the remaining shallot until crisp for garnish.
  6. Layer the rice, sambal, chicken floss, omelette strips and fried shallot and press together into a cone, traditionally wrapped in banana leaf, before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy654 kcal31%
Carbohydrates73.3 g
Water114 mL
Fiber5.8 g20%
Protein30.4 g63%
Tryptophan0.38 g
Threonine1.3 g
Isoleucine1.4 g
Leucine2.5 g
Lysine2.4 g
Methionine0.77 g
Cystine0.43 g
Phenylalanine1.4 g
Tyrosine1.1 g
Valine1.7 g
Histidine0.96 g
Fat26.4 g
Monounsaturated4.9 g
Polyunsaturated7.3 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.03 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-66.3 g
Saturated12 g
Trans-Fats0.09 g
Cholesterol207 mg
Calcium68.6 mg7%
Copper0.37 mg41%
Iron5.2 mg29%
Magnesium71.3 mg23%
Manganese1.4 mg75%
Phosphorus390 mg56%
Potassium688 mg15%
Selenium44.9 µg82%
Sodium499 mg
Zinc2.3 mg29%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.54 mg49%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.46 mg42%
Niacin (vitamin B3)11.4 mg81%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)2.8 mg55%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)1 mg79%
Folate (vitamin B9)198 µg49%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.52 µg22%
Choline199 mg47%
Vitamin A151 µg22%
Vitamin C4.7 mg6%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)33.6 IU6%
Vitamin E2 mg14%
Vitamin K25.4 µg28%

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

0.8 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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