Nasi Kerabu (Salad Rice)

“Another family favourite is the Nasi Kerabu. This is a Kelantanese dish. I do not cook this often since it is tedious and messy.”

Nasi Kerabu 
(Salad Rice)

Sambal

1 coconut, blend to get the milk

6 shallots – pound

1tbsp budu

10 tbsp cili boh

Method

Boil everything until the oil appears on the surface and the sambal is thick.

Sambal Ikan

1 ikan selar/kembong – grill on a pan and take out the bones

½  grated coconut – pan-fry without oil like you do for kerisek but do not let it brown.

3 shallots –sliced

1 lemon-grass –sliced thinly

Method

1.   Put everything in a food processor and blend for 3 rounds

Vegetables/Herbs

1 cucumber –peel the skin and cut it into blocks of 3 cm. Then slice thinly around. Do not take the seeds. Roll up the sliced cucumber, then slice thinly.

2. 3 strands of long beans – cut thinly

3. a bunch of salom leaves – cut thinly (optional)

4. a bunch of salam shoots  (local bayleaf) – cut thinly (optional)

5. 2 bunga kantan – slice thinly

6. a bunch of daun kesom – chop-up fine

Budu

1 bottle of budu

1 tbsp local coffee

3 shallots –crush

1 clove garlic –crush

Boil everything. Then sieve the concoction before serving

How to eat Nasi Kerabu

1 cup plain rice

1tbsp sambal ikan

1tsp budu

1 tbsp sambal

Take a generous portion of the vegetables/herbs

Crush a few pieces of keropok or fish crackers

Mix the above together and enjoy!