Nasi minyak

Nasi Minyak

Nasi minyak (ghee rice) served in Malaysia
Course	Main course
Place of origin	Malaysia
Serving temperature	Warm
Main ingredients	Rice cooked in ghee and spices
Media: Nasi Minyak

Nasi minyak (Malay for "oily rice") is a Malaysian cuisine dish of cooked rice with minyak samin (ghee) and spices. This rice dish is commonly associated with Palembang city, the capital of South Sumatra province. However, it is also common in neighboring Jambi as far north to Medan in Northern Sumatra. In a glimpse, nasi minyak looks and tastes slightly like nasi kebuli, this is because both rice dishes are influenced by Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines, as evidence in the use of ghee and certain spices, including cardamom, anise, clove, caraway, cinnamon, onion, garlic and curry powder.

In Palembang, nasi minyak is a traditional dish usually served for special events and celebrations. Certain mosques in Palembang serve free nasi minyak after Jumu'ah Friday mass prayer, every last Friday of the month.

In southern Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, the Nasi Minyak is regarded ceremonial dish and usually being eaten during the traditional Malay wedding reception. It is also can be found in Pasar Malam. In the east coast of Malaysia (Kelantan, Terengganu and coastal Pahang) and southern Thailand (Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat), Nasi Minyak is a common breakfast meal.

Side dishes

Nasi minyak is usually served with a variety of side dishes such as; malbi meat, pentol satay, ayam goreng, pickled cucumber, tahu goreng, krupuk, omelette, raisins and sambal buah, a spicy sambal with pineapple.

See also

• Cuisine of Indonesia
• Palembang cuisine
• Nasi biryani
• Nasi goreng
• Nasi gurih
• Nasi lemak
• Nasi uduk
• Coconut rice