🍚 Nasi Uduk

Name: Nasi Uduk
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indonesia · Jakarta
Ingredients: 300 g rice; 400 ml coconut milk; 1 stalk lemongrass, 2 salam or bay leaves; 4 chicken thighs; 200 g tempeh, sliced; 4 eggs; 60 g peanuts; Sambal: 8 red chilies, 2 shallots, 1 tomato, salt, sugar; Turmeric, garlic and coriander for the chicken marinade

Origin: Indonesia · Jakarta

665kcal

per serving · 350 g

190kcal

per 100 g

28 gProtein8 g / 100 g

28 gFat8 g / 100 g

80 gCarbs23 g / 100 g

Nasi uduk is Betawi-style rice steamed in coconut milk with lemongrass, bay and spices, served with fried chicken, fried tempeh, egg, sambal and peanuts. The rice is soft, fragrant and savoury, set against crisp tempeh, spicy sambal and crunchy nuts. It is a favourite breakfast and evening street meal in Jakarta.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

Not vegetarianbecause of: fried chicken, sambal

Not veganbecause of: fried chicken, egg, sambal

Contains glutenbecause of: fried chicken

Not keto23 g carbs per 100 g

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Crustaceans ⚠ Eggs ⚠ Peanuts ⚠ Soy

What it is made of

coconut ricefried chickentempeheggsambalpeanuts

Recipe

4 servings60 min

Ingredients

300 g rice
400 ml coconut milk
1 stalk lemongrass, 2 salam or bay leaves
4 chicken thighs
200 g tempeh, sliced
4 eggs
60 g peanuts
Sambal: 8 red chilies, 2 shallots, 1 tomato, salt, sugar
Turmeric, garlic and coriander for the chicken marinade

Method

Cook the rice with coconut milk, 150 ml water, lemongrass, leaves and salt until tender.
Rub the chicken with turmeric, garlic, coriander and salt; simmer in a little water for 20 minutes, then pan-fry until golden.
Fry the tempeh slices and peanuts until crisp.
Blend and fry the chilies, shallots and tomato into a sambal; season with salt and sugar.
Boil or fry the eggs and serve everything around a mound of rice.

How to make it lighter

Bake the chicken and tempeh brushed with 1 tsp oil instead of deep-frying.
Use light coconut milk or half water for the rice.
Limit peanuts to a small spoonful — they are calorie-dense — and add cucumber and herbs on the side.

History

Nasi uduk is associated with the Betawi people of Jakarta and is closely related to Malaysia's nasi lemak. Today it is sold by street vendors and warungs across Java, typically with a choice of side dishes.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →