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Nasi Minyak (Savoury Rice)
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Nasi Minyak (Savoury Rice)

9 ingredients 4 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

371
Calories
6g
Protein
12g
Fat
60g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Ghee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 tbsp ghee (can substitute with butter)
  • 5 cm piece ginger
  • 2 cm cinnamon stick
  • 5 shallots, or 1 onion
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 3 cloves
  • Salt to taste

Directions

1

Wash rice and drain well. Slice garlic, shallots and ginger finely. Heat ghee and fry the sliced ingredient until fragrant. Add in the cloves. Add in the rice. Add in water and salt, cover the pot and bring to boil. Stir slowly and lower the flame to cook the rice thoroughly until the rice is cooked.

2

Serve hot with Chicken curry.

3

Category:Malaysian Recipes

4

Category:Malaysian Vegetarian

Recipe sourced from fandom

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