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Recipe | Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice)

Ingredients (serves 4 to 6):

500 g rice (4 cups)

1 pkt dried coconut milk

2 sticks cinnamon 1 teaspoon salt

Method:

1. Wash rice and drain. Place in rice-cooker.

2. Mix coconut milk powder and salt and add to 1 liter of warm water. Stir to dissolve and add the coconut milk to the rice.

3. Check that the water level is about 2 cm above the surface of the rice.

4. Add the cinnamon.

5. When rice is cooked, remove the cinnamon sticks, and fluff up with a fork.