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HERBED RICE

Herb Rice Salad or Nasi Kerabu is one of the classic dishes of Kelantan, usually it is a steamed rice dyed blue, mixed with various vegetables and spices together with some side dishes such as Ayam Percik, Sambal Kelapa, Solok Lada and Ikan Goreng Tepung. It is such a healthy dishes as it contains a lot of vegetables and herbs slices. Nasi Kerabu require more tedious preparation due to the components that makes up the dish.


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Recipe of Herbed Rice

Ingredients for Herbed Rice
» Cooked Blue Rice
» Mixture of Herb and Vegetable (Ulam)
» Coconut Sauce
» Coconut Flaked Fish
» Side dishes (optional)

Rice
» 200gm (1cup) Rice
» 8 Butterfly pea flower (Bunga Telang) - soaked in hot water
» 2 lime leaves (optional)
» 1 stalk lemongrass - bruised (optional)
Ingredients to make Coconut Flaked Fish (Kerisik Sambal Ikan)
» 1 Mackerel - grilled/pan fry and remove the flesh
» 80g Grated Coconut
» 1/2 teaspoon Salt
» 1 teaspoon Sugar
» 4 shallots
» 1cm Ginger - peeled
» 1/4 tsp ground White pepper
Ingredients to make Coconut Sauce (Sambal Tumis Kelapa)
» 3 Dried Chillies - soaked with hot water to soften
» 4 Shallots - peeled
» 300ml Coconut Milk
» 1 piece Dried Sour Fruit (Asam Gelugur / Asam Keping)
» 1 stalk Lemongrass (serai) - lightly bruised
» 1/2 teaspoon sugar
» 1/2 teaspoon salt - optional
» 1 teapoon Budu / Salted Anchovy Sauce - optional

Side Dishes (Optional)
» Prawn Crackers (Keropok)
» Boiled Salted Egg (Telur Masin)
» Fried Fish (Ikan Goreng Tepung)
» Grilled Beef (Daging Bakar)
» Fried Chicken (Ayam Goreng)
How to cook Rice
» Wash and drain the rice. Soak the rice with the butterfly pea flower water for 10 minutes (if using). Add in kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass and cook the rice as usual. If you are just using blue coloring, drop a few drops of the color and cook as usual.
How to cook Coconut Flaked Fish (Kerisik Sambal Ikan)
» Dry fry the grated coconut in wok/pan until lightly brown.
» Pound shallot & ginger in pestle and mortar. Add in coconut and other ingredients, pound to mix well. If you do not have pestle and mortar, use a grinder/blender.
FINALLY How to make Coconut Sauce (Sambal Tumis Kelapa)
» Combine dried chilies and shallots by grinding or blending in a blender. Into a pot, put coconut milk, ground chilies and shallots, dried sour fruit slices and lemongrass. Bring to a slow boil.
» Simmer gently, stirring constantly for 10 minutes or until oil separates. However, if you are using canned coconut, the oil will not separate no matter how long you cook. In this instance, just cook until the gravy thickens.
» Add sugar and salt or budu (whichever one you prefer), then transfer to a serving bowl.