 Nasi dagang fromTerengganu. | |
| Course | Main course, usually forbreakfast |
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| Place of origin | Malaysia |
| Region or state | East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu[1] andKelantan) (originally),Southern Thailand andRiau Islands,Indonesia (Natuna andAnambas) |
| Created by | Terengganuan Malay |
| Serving temperature | Hot or room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Rice cooked incoconut milk served with Malay fish, chicken and prawn curry |
Nasi dagang (Jawi:ناسي داڬڠ,lit. 'trader's rice';Malay pronunciation:[ˌnasiˈdaɡaŋ]) is aMalaysian dish consisting of rice steamed incoconut milk, fishcurry and extra ingredients such aspickled cucumber and carrots.[2]
It is abreakfast food in the states on theEast Coast of Peninsular Malaysia (Terengganu,Kelantan, parts ofPahang and easternJohor),southern Thai Malay provinces ofPattani,Yala andNarathiwat and across the Indonesian border inNatuna[3][4] andAnambas,[5]Riau Islands.
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The combination offenugreek seeds and coconut milk gives nasi dagang its flavour and fragrance. The rice may first be soaked in water for several hours to soften it. It is then mixed with thickcoconut milk, slicedshallots,lemongrass and fenugreek seeds. The rice is steamed until cooked. It may also be steamed twice, where more coconut milk is added when it is half-cooked. Then the rice is steamed again until cooked. This method ensures a more creamy finish to the rice.
This accompanying dish is only specially prepared for nasi dagang and is sometimes locally calledgulai darat.
This curry the fish is cooked in is not an Indian-style curry powder but aMalay-style curry, i.e., coconut milk mixed with traditional Malay spices such as lemon grass,galangal, chilli paste, and turmeric.
Tuna is the standard choice of fish but other fish can be used as well, such astenggiri.[6] Chicken and prawns are also used sometimes; however, thegulai darat is prepared slightly differently.
Kelapa Parut is freshly shaved, mixed with sliced shallots and fried until golden brown.
Hard boiled eggs are cut into four or eight slices.
The vegetable is pickled in rice vinegar and sugar. The vegetables commonly used are cucumber, chilli and carrots.
Chilli sambal can sometimes be included.
Telur pindang, herb-boiled eggs, commonly paired with Nasi dagang among the Malay community in Thailand (Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani).
Smoked fish cooked with spicy and creamy gravy, a side dish usually being accompanied with Nasi Dagang in Natuna and Anambas Islands, Indonesia.
The Terengganu version uses the normal white rice, while the Kelantanese variety uses a type of rice locally called 'beras nasi dagang', which is a type of wild rice that has a light purple colour and a little glutinous.[7] The Terengganuan version is also much simpler, eaten only with the fish curry (sometimes withbelimbing buluh added) and pickles.[8]
Outside the Malaysian border, it is a staple breakfast in the deep south of Thailand (Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat), the nasi dagang of southern Thailand features both Kelantanese (red) and Terengganuan (white) version of the dish. While across the South China Sea, the Nasi dagang inNatuna andAnambas attributed a similargurai (gravy) with the Terangganese version of the rice, although the rice for the Natuna-Anambas version of Nasi Dagang was cooked with coconut milk, closely related toNasi Lemak.[citation needed]
terengganu nasi dagang.
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