How To Make Nasi Lemak - The National Dish of Malaysia

Chef Kyo Pang of the NYC restaurant Kopitiam makes the beloved national dish of Malaysia: nasi lemak. A product of multiple ethnic cuisines within Malaysia, nasi lemak starts with a paste of shallots, garlic, dried anchovies. Next, Chef Kyo blends dried and fresh chilis, shrimp paste, tamarind paste, mixes everything together, and fries it all in oil. Then, Chef Kyo makes coconut rice with jasmine rice, pandan leaves, and coconut milk. Finally, she completes the dish with fried peanuts, fried anchovies, 7-minute eggs, homemade sambal paste, and cucumber slices. Check out the recipe here: www.vice.com/e...
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[@ihsanas]

i lived in malaysia for 5years for studies. First 2/3years, whenever i saw Nasi lemak ( usually comes in a banana leaf packet ) i used to have a feeling that i would throwup .. finally, one day i tried it out of hunger, very early in the morning. since then until i left i could never eat enough of it. I used to buy anything that says nasi lemak, even from Mcd , restaurants burgers, nasi lemak ayam ( chicken ) .. nasi lemak sotong ( squid ).. most delicious food ever, if i have to eat one dish , i could eat it and never get bored.. right now, came to watch this video, nd trying to have courage to make this dish..

[@droz7574]

Was in Malaysia this summer. Have to say that Malay cuisine is absolutely phenomenal on multiple levels. Only ended up having Nasi Lemak before my flight out of Malaysia. Still craving it to this day 🥺

[@adamchia4791]

Nyonya *

[@time3831]

I agree. Having every time I leave Malaysia, I’ll have the nasi lemak on the plane just as a wrap up for my Malaysia journey.

[@anggunanggerik3431]

@@adamchia4791 Malay cuisine

[@fjrmhn]

Glad to hear you love it

[@divvockorigi8806]

wasn't too fond of spicy food before I went to Malaysia. 7 years later, I have sambal with every second meal. Magical place with magical gastronomy.

[@ZakiZaili]

Malaysia is a multiracial country and Malaysian may not agree with each other about a lot of things but one thing they can agree for sure is nasi lemak. Everyone love nasi lemak in Malaysia.

[@irfaniskandar4825]

I'll just go ahead and say the obvious...we need a Munchies Guide To Malaysia.

[@arunmanogaran5628]

Yeah... We do,Malaysian food need some promotion

[@grovermartin6874]

What a charming presenter this chef is! The way she wove history, her family experiences, and explanation of the ingredients and processes together was both exciting and comforting. More, please!

[@dannygrace4868]

I will die without Malaysian food.. I can't face the bread and pasta all year long.. I still need the uniqueness of Malaysia to survive my year..

[@mikeox_is_small]

putting this in my "I pretend I'm going to make it but never do but I still want to try it" recipe folder

[@zlee001]

Its very easy tho. Just blend everything and fry.

[@flint9889]

I have a malaysia place near me that serves nasi lemak

[@isaackid09]

Thank you so much chef Kyo Pang for representing Malaysians and Malaysian cuisine. We appreciate your effort.

[@cartmanshome]

Finally someone to rep Malaysia. I eat nasi lemak almost everyday for breakfast.

[@louisesia6821]

its not healthy to eat everyday

[@GeorgiaAndrea]

@@louisesia6821 if you wat rice everyday then there is no problem eating nasi lemak everyday.. the actual problem is in today’s cooking, the portion for food is just absurd.

[@patricksullivan2261]

I lived with some Malaysians in college, wonderful people, and I can honestly say some of the dishes have some strong flavors to them. I miss them now because you just don't find flavors that intense every day here. An amazing food culture in Malaysia and wonderful people.

[@joncn005]

They call police on you for cooking food that has intense flavour.

[@alistar0789]

Love the variety of dishes on Munchies and getting to meet these chefs from all around the world! This Nasi Lemak had so much history behind it, best part

[@noname96able]

#MalaysiaTrulyAsia

[@melaninmonroeeee]

You’re so pretty 🤎

[@crossingjunipers]

Kyo I'm in love with your wisdom - importance of hands... and your grandmother comparing food to people.. I'm living for this.

[@willywiththespicydilly5382]

First time I see somebody cooking with a leather jacket on

[@1MrBryn]

Well, if the spice is too hot, a leather jacket makes it cooler.

[@ananthiparkin]

Bet he’s melting in it

[@imtrxshy6977]

@@ananthiparkin she*

[@madilynnpierre4225]

Bruh 😂😂😂

[@Dollarsiign]

Ay man she cook with style

[@mohdzammilabubakar4479]

Eyyooo Malaysia, we love our nasi lemak like we love our mommies. Dont mess with nasi lemak!

[@isaaclim5641]

I once ate nasi lemak for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Only realize it after I finish my dinner

[@lenska_7507]

Are you Malaysian and can you confirm the recipe?? Haha

[@mohdzammilabubakar4479]

@@lenska_7507 there are a lot of variation of how to cook nasi lemak. This is the first time I see people pour coconut milk after the rice is already cooked. Usually we just cook the rice with coconut milk. Northern malay peninsular style put some spices like black pepper, cloves etc in the rice so it is more aromatic.

[@lenska_7507]

@@mohdzammilabubakar4479 thanks for your answer! I lived one year in Penang and I’m craving nasi lemak so much haha just wanted to make sure if I can use that recipe to get the real taste 🤤🤤

[@hazwandaniel8629]

Nasi Lemak, on Munchies?! Super proud.

[@jusbeazy28]

I have lived in Kuala Lumpur for the past 2 years. It’s an amazing dish and I prefer it for breakfast. Malay food is amazing.

[@acenanu121]

Hopefully you tried the nasi lemak at Village Park restaurant!

[@jusbeazy28]

Parnit S do they have a vegetarian version?

[@acenanu121]

@@jusbeazy28 yeah their sambal is vegetarian so you can order the vege version with the rice, sambal, the peanuts... their's is the best nasi lemak i've ever had, half the reason being their sambal and half their fried chicken haha

[@jusbeazy28]

Parnit S I’ll have to go try it - where is the restaurant located? I’m close to Desa Parkcity

[@acenanu121]

@@jusbeazy28 i'm not sure where desa parkcity is (i'm not a malaysian myself) but this place is in Damansara uptown

[@hwoarang2001]

I fell in love with this dish when I first visited Malaysia with the family for a wedding. It’s something I cherish as much as pizza.

[@edsel6502]

grinding the ikan billis into the rempah before you tumis is pure genius

[@CatsInTheFridge]

I believe its the traditional way. It makes the sambal so much fragrant and no soggy ikan bilis.

[@norhadzirahramli74]

@@CatsInTheFridge It's more or less how we make it. Grind the anchovies and fry with blended chillies, onions and garlic a little of belacan and bruised lemon grass and asam jawa or asam keping. Salt and sugar

[@seanwilson1922]

I'm a westerner living in Indonesia, I never did like anchovies before I started working here but fried ikan asin ("salted fish", Indonesian is basically a dialect of Malay) in fried rice is amazing. It's like a little ocean flavor bomb

[@AndalusianLuis]

Sean Wilson kontol

[@herodionhartono8790]

Sorry for the salty indonesian there pissed about you calling Indo a dialect of Malay.

[@seanwilson1922]

From what I can tell the difference is almost analogous to British vs American English

[@herodionhartono8790]

@@seanwilson1922 Arguably Indonesian had a very different grammatical structure and a much richer vocab just because Indonesia has 700+ different languages. The comparison would be closer to cantonese vs mandarin than american vs british....

[@aimanhaikalthemalaysian7089]

@@herodionhartono8790 bruh Indonesian is Malay but ya'll just nationalised it and make it your own language

[@philly5164]

I personally eat it in Malaysia before and now back in the states my mother in law makes it all the time cause I did married a Malaysian. She’s the best thing that ever happened to me and the wonderful tastie Malaysian food has been a plus!! FYI that’s exactly how we make it at home ☺️

[@Priyathatsmyname]

I had this in Kopitiam in NYC last month and I haven’t stopped craving it since!!

[@janettewong9900]

ORDER FROM KOPITIAM! The Malaysian white coffee (iced or hot) is amazing and yes, her nasi lemak is delicious. The shop is teeny tiny but I always look forward to it when I’m in NYC Chinatown ❤️

[@android61242]

Welp looks like i'm leaving this one to the experts.

[@Giewsaregen0cidalh0res]

Lmao fr gonna fuck up all my plans tryina make this recipe....and my kitchen

[@L4busaures]

Yes!!!! Honestly, I’ve made it and it’s not that hard. As a Malaysian I’m so proud to see it on Munchies 😄😄😄

[@sumangalrajkonwar2371]

It's one of my most favourite dishes out of the many of all time. I still miss my Malaysia days.

[@MrEmrys24]

Now I want to eat nasi lemak with ayam goreng and nasi kandar. I'll visit Malaysia just to eat these foods again.

[@Gillford]

I had Nasi Lemak almost everyday when I went to Malaysia last month. Amazing food that and roti cenai also nasi goreng i believe.

[@ryujikanzaki3981]

I grow up eat this every morning break at school . Good for body and wallet,love this cuisine can't get enough of it. It's Really humble food

[@theannoyingweeb3138]

Also get to tidur as well in class. Very nice breakfast. Literally Nasi "lemak".

[@jsoriano413]

I love Chef Kyo's energy. She is so awesome and cool too. I love how she incorporates her family history into her delicious Nasi Lemak!

[@TPark-rf3lt]

More Malaysian food please! Bring Chef Kyo back for another dish! 😄

[@isaaclim5641]

YESHHH Btw I'm still mad for Netflix not putting us in the show.

[@phoenixdar]

agreed.. how could they! maybe they think Singapore episode is enough... :(

[@yogashreeeee9809]

I agree! I didn't watch the whole Asian one because I decided to "boycott" it out of my frustration hahaha

[@btyc]

Didn’t even need the food, Chef’s accent brought me home

[@misterturkturkle]

Looks great Wish i had access to _80% of these ingredients_

[@KobayashisEgo]

you can actually get access to most if not all of these things if you have a good Asian market around

[@riszmanraimy665]

Kobayashi's Ego i think generally "cili padi" is kinda hard to find internationally. And thats the only one that is hard to come by fresh. But the others are easy to get in any store.

[@TheCynicalB]

because we have asian market right around the corner.

[@KobayashisEgo]

@@riszmanraimy665 ye

[@ace1262]

@@riszmanraimy665 bird's eye chili, it's called. other spicy mexican varieties also may work i guess?

[@aaronjames4444]

She is very likable ..Great personality and smile..!

[@AhHerPadi]

🖐 Malaysians, where you at?

[@inconspicuousname2925]

AhHer Padi over here bro

[@CreeCore94]

I would assume in Malaysia.

[@matachendra5490]

Malaysia is well known for their dirty cities

[@Isaack297]

Tempoyak???anyoneee????am i the only one obsessed with it???

[@cartmanshome]

Waiting for munches bkt special.

[@angelstarlight5038]

I love this dish so much,we ate this on a big banana leaf, same as this except the rice had curry in the middle like a surprise! Love love the anchovies

[@galihnaufalpramuditho6316]

We need munchies food guide to Southeast Asian food. Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand etc. Those country has amazing food

[@zhengguantan9275]

Malaysian food is the best. Bring more Malaysian food into the channel!

[@willgoz]

U didnt put the coconut milk at the beginning before cook the rice? Why is that?

[@azehanazli2527]

William Gozali yeah, it should have been cook with coconut milk (santan). it’s the proper way. maybe she didn’t have access to it. btw, love your cooking content as well.

[@shilohgoof4712]

@@azehanazli2527he is the winner of master chef indonesia 😂

[@azehanazli2527]

Shiloh Goof uawwwwahhhh

[@TheRipskull]

Lol i get myself triggered by that

[@hyuuganatsume2621]

Azehan Azli there plenty of coconut milk in New York and Eastern US 🤨

[@bangboomdie3326]

I’m surprised there’s no singaporean or Indonesian that came here to say we made it

[@andrecheongavocadojudo2114]

I KNOW RIGHT!

[@akiraguy]

give it time. they'll come for sure.

[@nosensesixsixsix3687]

Chauvis!

[@Sssnnakepit]

singaporeans don’t care

[@dannygrace4868]

Don't dare. It's gonna be viral.

[@mohdhadzir5449]

nasi lemak with rendang,curry,fried chicken,dark beef.The combo keep coming!!!!!!!

[@Passionforfoodrecipes]

Looks awesome! I need to visit Malaysia!

[@kajikaji7224]

Used to have it everyday when i was in malaysia ...missing alot.

[@NashTheGreat]

I am proud of you, you should be the next malaysia food ambassador

[@TruthandReality2]

First and only time I had this was at the Changi airport in Singapore. It was so good.

[@MondeSerenaWilliams]

I used to wonder why Westerners hate anchovy, because as an Indonesian, almost everyone I know loves them, even people who usually don't like fish.

[@ellaofficiel]

I learned so much, and I miss eating Nasi Lemak 🥲

[@theskinnypot]

I love the instructions. Nice teacher.

[@UlwanX]

Cook rice in coconut milk . Nasi lemak the proper way

[@classicpotato3352]

I also realized she didnt put coconut milk in the dish, which defeats the purpose lol

[@kurapikakurta3863]

I feel like this is a dish best eaten by hand 😍😍😍

[@nikhinimao3921]

you are so alive and the preparation was simply heavenly ❤❤❤

[@hasibariff7460]

Malaysian man proud here 😁

[@IwantToknow23]

I am Malay Singaporean. But i strongly agree this comes from Malaysia. Okay don't fight fight about food, be happy share food UwU

[@fanpewdiepie8992]

HERE THAT, NATIONAL DISH OF MALAYSIA 🇲🇾

[@brokenwizards9122]

I guess I’d try it. But just like she said, the smells of cooking it I couldn’t handle.

[@PlebiasFate1609]

Trust me its da bomb but the most important part of the nasi lemak is all about the rice and the sambal (75% rice) ( 25%sambal) a good nasi lemak must have a very fragrant and mellow smell and taste to it, what it smells like is what it should taste like ( and must not be too herby or less herby and will be perfect) and the rice must be just a tad bit softer than al dente in texture and its must be in separated bits and must not be clumpy nor too soggy or sticky or even too soft and squishy the sambal must have a balance of sweetness,spiciness,umamimess and saltiness but the sambal MUST not be too sweet or else it will not be a *real sambal*

[@foodielah535]

I love Nasi Lemak wrapped in banana leaves. 😋

[@bintangcomet3704]

You are so bubbly! All the best in everything you do Chef! ❤️

[@lisithnin2089]

Can't live without nasi lemak. Thanks for the recipe.

[@nootnewt3]

I was about to say, “oh wow I was in New York City and I had a nasi lemak that looked exactly like this” then I realized that she’s the owner of the restaurant I at at while I was there lol.

[@chikagosaine]

I would actually love to TRY this. It makes my mouth water

[@thetipsycookery8268]

🤤 just tried this! Mine didn't look as nice but it was damn tasty!

[@PirateRadioDude]

Americanized Nasi Lemak, it’s cool still. Need more exposure on Malaysian food. Feel the need to point out that despite Singapore “winning” the street food battle, they can’t touch our diversity. Mee Kolok and Laksa Sarawak from Sarawak, Sata, otak-otak and Nasi Dagang from Terengganu, Nasi Kerabu from Kelantan. You guys can’t touch us on purely the food level.

[@gregorious123]

A nice presentation of the finished dish. I eat nasi lemak a lot in Singapore and don't see this style of presentation so much.

[@LiciousMinho]

I love her personality

[@cphoover11]

This might be a little too adventurous for me. But I appreciate the unique and original content

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Awesome meal

[@suearip]

I could eat nasi lemak everyday if I can. Damn good dish

[@AO-iv6yr]

Though there is such a thing as sambal Ikan bilis (sambal with fried dried anchovies - what was made here), nasi lemak features the sambal and the anchovies as separate elements within the dish, not cooked together. Also for those who don't know nasi lemak, you need to have the smelly fermented shrimp paste and the tamarind in the chilli, without which you are not making the correct chilli for nasi lemak.

[@geekroute]

Now I'm craving nasi lemak with otah and chicken wing

[@dudeezk]

"I don't like to put too much of these small chilis because it would be too spicy" proceed to grab a whole hand of chilis As a malaysian I approb

[@simmonslack9088]

Nasi Lemak..... food of the Gods...

[@fcsolis]

Yum. That is so delicious. But I wouldn't dare bring it to work for lunch. My colleagues would be so offended with the smell. Thank you.

[@ImadKhan1990]

I had this at Kopitiam in New York. It was excellent.

[@leo324a]

every time i visit malaysia i eat this :)

[@afghanboystv6046]

AFGHAN KZbinR HERE. AS A FOOD VLOGGER MYSLEF WHO SHOWS DELICIOUS FOOD FROM MOMS KITCHEN TO VIEWERS I ALSO WATCH THESE VIDEOS

[@weloveallsports4798]

TopNotch Afghans Iam checking your channel

[@fightsonlytv6518]

TopNotch Afghans ok I’ll check

[@SweetSourSlug]

Learnt something new about anchovies!

[@breezy75]

I am so intimidated to cook, make and, eat anchovies but this dish looks so delicious.. ❤

[@alanrivas2950]

Never had this before but I wanna try now !

[@anabykarmabhutanhappyscarf9958]

Love love love. You are great. Make it looks easy.

[@ammarrabbani3222]

I'm so faltered, like i just asked you guys a video on how to make nasi lemak like last week and now here we are.. thank you munchies. proud malaysian here! 🇲🇾

[@mblake4007]

Thank you! Looks delicious!

[@yusuffhassan]

i like the way she explain it

[@justrk3980]

Add fenugreek to avoid your nasi lemak getting stale

[@wanh3703]

That's a lot of belacan! 😂

[@master__oogway]

Terkejut aku tengok dia masuk saiz camtu

[@sasi7822]

Awesome video.. brilliant. One tip, just heat the banana leaf in some fire. Will give an awesome flavour.

[@bangkoklifebynuningpratiwi6557]

Love this recipe!!

[@farhirafarudin1726]

nasi lemak is the ABSOLUTE best

[@_helmi]

For the millionth time, nasi lemak means creamy rice not fatty. Omg.

[@riszmanraimy665]

HOLD UP! This is one of the variation of the nasi lemak. We don't usually eat it in a bowl nor mix the "sambal" with the anchovies and peanut. But holy shit this is the ultimate comfort food. Add a fried chicken , fried eggs, maybe roasted squid, some deep fried cow's lungs or anything. EVEN PORK CHOP! Nonetheless, put anything on it, and it will still become nasi lemak. ;)

[@thom-2064]

PORK CHOP on nasi lemak? Don’t disrespect nasi lemak😭

[@prathapthiruvengadam2649]

Nice dish I’ll gonna make

[@rubiia0424]

I'll try 😍😍

[@JumieTV]

Malaysian!!!!! Shout out here!!

[@alevusmanzade8543]

This is the Chinese Peranakan (Chinese descendants) version of Nasi Lemak… For your information, there’s a dozens of ways and in fact every family have their own twist of this recipe.. I remember my late grandmother, she’s a Chinese descendants and her twist on the sambal is, she blend together the chilis with onions, garlic, lemongrass, galangal, and belacan(shrimp paste) …. It’s more like a nyonya version of it…

[@aq6543]

Sikitnya sambal... We need more sambal.. baru ada kick.. baru la world..haha

[@moisesarellano9205]

Malaysian cuisine is absolutely delicious. Nasik Lemak and chicken rendang were my favorite dishes in my time there. Didn’t care for the durians though. I don’t understand the hype

[@wavememama]

TANAH TUMPAHNYA DARAHKUUUUU 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾

[@multiplewarnas168]

fantastic recipe Look your cooking mouthwatering recipe

[@jintanmanis5000]

I think this Nasi Lemak more to chinese kopitiam style, and different from our Malay nasi lemak

[@yohanng4350]

sama je

[@DarkZerol]

Nasi lemak is Indonesian not malay. Stop lying.

[@danialaswad123]

@@DarkZerol stop claiming

[@jintanmanis5000]

@@DarkZerol diamlah, budak!

[@Iris-wu4sk]

@@danialaswad123 Stop stealing.

[@jimmyttay]

Hi, can you explain why you didn't cook the rice with the coconut milk mixed with water from the start?

[@eleeshangoh2272]

MALAYSIANS REPRESENT🙌🏻🙌🏾🙌🏽

[@ibec69]

I'm not from SE Asia but I love nasi lemak. All the kinds I've tried had anchovy peanuts and sambal separately on the side. Plus I'm sure the coconut milk is added in the beginning. Is this a regional difference?

[@IAZ-sb8yr]

I think that's just her way of cooking nasi lemak. She's a baba & nyonya, so that might be their way.

[@balromasant]

It's a peranakan take on the dish