Nasi Kandar (Penang Indian-Muslim Rice with Mixed Curries)

Name: Nasi Kandar (Penang Indian-Muslim Rice with Mixed Curries)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: rice 1.5 cup; chicken thigh 300 g; onion 1 pcs; tomato 1 pcs; coconut milk 150 ml; curry powder 1.5 tbsp; chili powder 1 tsp; fish sauce 1 tbsp; boiled eggs 2 ea

Quick answer

Total time: 55 min
Level: Medium
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients: 9

About this dish

In Penang, nasi kandar usually means rice flooded with several curry gravies mixed together, a style called kuah campur.

This version keeps it to a single coconut chicken curry with halved boiled eggs. The curry is deliberately left thin so it seeps between the grains, and the rice is cooked a little drier than usual so it can soak up that gravy without going soft.

Ingredients

servings

IngredientAmount

onion1 pcs

tomato1 pcs

boiled eggs2 ea

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Instructions

6 steps

1

Rinse 1.5 cups rice until the water runs mostly clear, then cook it slightly firm so it can absorb the curry gravy.

Rest it covered for 10 minutes, then fluff gently without crushing the grains.
2

Cut 300 g chicken thigh into bite-size pieces so it cooks evenly in the sauce.

Slice the onion and tomato thinly, and halve the 2 boiled eggs just before serving so the yolks stay neat.
3

Heat a pan over medium heat with a little oil, then cook the onion for 7 to 8 minutes.

Stir often and lower the heat if it darkens too fast, stopping when the edges turn golden and sweet.
4

Add the chicken and sear over high heat for about 2 minutes, just until the outside loses its raw color.

Add 1.5 tbsp curry powder and 1 tsp chili powder, then stir-fry 1 minute to bloom the spices.
5

Add the tomato and cook for 2 minutes until it softens and releases juice.

Pour in 150 ml coconut milk, a small splash of water, and 1 tbsp fish sauce, then simmer gently for 12 to 15 minutes.
6

Keep the curry loose enough to soak into the rice, and stop when the chicken is opaque through the center with no pink.

Plate the rice with the curry and eggs.