Malaysia

Nasi Minyak

Name: Nasi Minyak
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 400 g Basmati rice; 3 tbsp Ghee; some of each Cinnamon, cardamom & cloves; some of each Ginger & garlic; 2 tbsp Raisins; to garnish Fried onions

Festive ghee rice from Malaysia

Nasi minyak is a rich Malaysian festive rice fried in ghee with whole spices.

It is served at weddings and celebrations and enriched with raisins and fried onions.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Basmati rice400 g
Ghee3 tbsp
Cinnamon, cardamom & clovessome of each
Ginger & garlicsome of each
Raisins2 tbsp
Fried onionsto garnish

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Fry whole spices in ghee.
Add ginger and garlic.
Toast the rice briefly.
Pour in water and let steam.
Serve with raisins and fried onions.

Make it original

Ghee and whole spices are in the Asia Boutique.

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