Tantalizing rice dishes in kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is home to many, great Asian recipes ranging from rice to pasta to curries, rice, also known as ‘nasi’, is the staple food for several countries in Asia including Malaysia thus there are several variants of dishes to choose from with rice as their main meal. Being the staple food it is consumed daily by locals and is also served as the main meal in special occasions with a slight twist to the recipe to mark the special day.
- Claypot Rice
As the name suggests, here the rice is literally cooked in a claypot which enhances flavor, cooked using chicken and sausages and garnished with numerous spices, this rice dish is like Christmas for meat lovers. - Nasi Minyak
This rice is a savoury dish made using only plain rice and spices, meat and other curries are accompanied with the rice as a side dish for a full meal. The rice is made by adding several spices like cloves, ghee (animal fat) is also added to make the flavor more rich. Popularly used in ‘biriyani’ dishes. - Nasi Goreng
This is pretty much the most popular rice dish in Malaysia, and is also common in other parts of Asia, especially the South East. The ingredients are very basic consisting of chicken, soy sauce, onions and rice of course. Spices like chilli and pepper are also added, the end result is a very simple yet satisfying dish and is usually served with another side dish, a mixture of spices, egg, etc. - Nasi Kunyit
This dish is commonly served on special occasions, the muslims cook or order this dish for their festivals or other important ceremonies and the Chinese sometimes serve Nasi Kunyit when celebrating the birth of a new born baby. The rice is quite simple with a light flavor with its main characteristic being the color. The rice is cooked plain and milk is added, it can be cooked the usual way in a rice cooker as well. - Nasi Biriyani
Biriyani is also commonly served at Indian and Malaysian restaurants and consists of rice mixed with meat and sharp spices; it is then fried with oil or ghee, the end result being a very tasteful, presentable dish that can be eaten without any additional side dishes.
There are several other rice dishes commonly cooked in Kuala Lumpur, one of the items on your to do list if you visit Kuala Lumpur would be try out the various types of rice dishes.