How many calories in nasi lemak
A plate of nasi lemak has about 490 kcal, with 14 g of protein.
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Nasi lemak is rice cooked in coconut milk with pandan leaf, served with sambal, fried anchovies, roasted peanuts, cucumber and an egg. At a stall it often comes wrapped in a banana leaf.
The plain plate is 490 kcal, with 60 g of carbs, 22 g of fat and 14 g of protein. The coconut milk makes the rice rich, the sambal and fried anchovies add the rest of the fat.
With a piece of fried chicken it's 660 kcal and 30 g of protein. Malaysians eat it for breakfast, and for every other meal too.
Tips
- 1Get the small banana leaf packet, it's the plain one.
- 2Take more cucumber and a boiled egg instead of a fried one.
- 3Pick one add on, the chicken or the rendang, not both.
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a plate of nasi lemak with sambal and egg
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Questions
What is nasi lemak?
Malaysian rice cooked in coconut milk, served with sambal, anchovies, peanuts, cucumber and egg.
What does nasi lemak mean?
Nasi is rice and lemak means rich or creamy, from the coconut milk.
How many calories in nasi lemak with fried chicken?
About 660 kcal, with 30 g of protein.
How much protein is in plain nasi lemak?
About 14 g, from the egg, the anchovies and the peanuts.
Is nasi lemak a breakfast?
Traditionally, yes. Now you can get it at any time of day, from roadside stalls to late night mamak shops.
