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Nasi Kandar

Nasi Kandar/NAH-see KAHN-dar/
Nasi KandarPhoto: Wikimedia Commons
About this dish

Steamed rice served with a variety of curries and side dishes, ladled with mixed curry gravies.

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Ingredients
🍚2 cups steamed rice
🍗Chicken curry
🍆Eggplant curry
🥚Fried egg
🌶️Mixed curry gravies, for pouring
Method
Serves 2
1
Prepare a selection of curries and side dishes separately.
2
Plate a portion of steamed rice.
3
Arrange a selection of the curries and sides around the rice.
4
Ladle a mix of the different curry gravies over the rice.
5
Serve immediately.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Nasi kandar originates from Penang, Malaysia, reflecting Indian Muslim culinary influence, traditionally served by mixing gravies from several different curries.

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