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''Nasi dagang'' ( Jawi: ناسي داڬڠ, lit. 'trader's rice') is a Malaysian dish consisting of rice steamed in
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, fish
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and extra ingredients such as
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cucumber and carrots. It is a well-known
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food in the states on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia (
Terengganu Terengganu (; Terengganu Malay: ''Tranung'', Jawi: ), formerly spelled Trengganu or Tringganu, is a sultanate and constitutive state of federal Malaysia. The state is also known by its Arabic honorific, ''Dāru l- Īmān'' ("Abode of Faith") ...
,
Kelantan Kelantan (; Jawi: ; Kelantanese Malay: ''Klate'') is a state in Malaysia. The capital is Kota Bharu and royal seat is Kubang Kerian. The honorific name of the state is ''Darul Naim'' (Jawi: ; "The Blissful Abode"). Kelantan is located in t ...
, parts of
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and eastern
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), southern Thai Malay provinces of Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat and across the Indonesian border in
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and
Anambas Anambas Islands Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kepulauan Anambas) is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located northeast of Batam Island in the North Natuna Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east. Geograp ...
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. The most famous nasi dagang comes from Kampung Ladang in Terengganu and Tumpat in Kelantan.


Ingredients


Nasi (Rice)

The combination of
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seeds and coconut milk gives nasi dagang its unique flavour and fragrance. The rice may first be soaked in water for several hours to soften it. It is then mixed with thick
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, sliced
shallots The shallot is a botanical variety (a cultivar) of the onion. Until 2010, the (French red) shallot was classified as a separate species, ''Allium ascalonicum''. The taxon was synonymized with '' Allium cepa'' (the common onion) in 2010, as th ...
,
lemongrass ''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some ...
and fenugreek seeds. The rice is steamed until cooked. It may also be steamed twice, where more coconut milk is added when it is half-cooked. Then the rice is steamed again until cooked. This method ensures a more creamy finish to the rice.


Kari Ikan (Fish Curry)

This accompanying dish is only specially prepared for nasi dagang and is sometimes locally called '' gulai darat''. This curry the fish is cooked in is not an Indian-style curry powder but a Malay-style curry, i.e., coconut milk mixed with traditional Malay spices such as lemon grass,
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, chilli paste, and turmeric. Tuna is the standard choice of fish but other fish can be used as well, such as '' tenggiri''.Growing Up in Trengganu, By Awang Goneng
/ref> Chicken and prawns are also used sometimes; however, the ''gulai darat'' is prepared slightly differently.


Kelapa Goreng (Fried Coconut)

Kelapa Parut is freshly shaved, mixed with sliced shallots and fried until golden brown.


Hard-boiled eggs

Hard boiled eggs are cut into four or eight slices.


Vegetable pickle

The vegetable is pickled in rice vinegar and sugar. The vegetables commonly used are cucumber, chilli and carrots.


Sambal

Chilli sambal can sometimes be included.


Telur pindang

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, herb-boiled eggs, commonly paired with Nasi dagang among the Malay community in Thailand (Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani).


Gulai Lemak Ikan Salai

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cooked with spicy and creamy gravy, a side dish usually being accompanied with Nasi Dagang in Natuna and Anambas Islands, Indonesia.


Variants

The Terengganu version uses the normal white rice, while the Kelantanese variety uses a type of rice locally called 'beras nasi dagang', which is a type of wild rice that has a light purple colour and a little glutinous. The Terengganuan version is also much simpler, eaten only with the fish curry (sometimes with '' belimbing buluh'' added) and pickles. Outside the Malaysian border, it is a staple breakfast in the deep south of Thailand (Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat), the nasi dagang of southern Thailand features both Kelantanese (red) and Terengganuan (white) version of the dish. While across the South China Sea, the Nasi dagang in
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&
Anambas Anambas Islands Regency ( id, Kabupaten Kepulauan Anambas) is a small archipelago of Indonesia, located northeast of Batam Island in the North Natuna Sea between the Malaysian mainland to the west and the island of Borneo to the east. Geograp ...
attributed a similar ''gurai'' (gravy) with the Terangganese version of the rice, although the rice for the Natuna-Anambas version of Nasi Dagang was cooked with coconut milk, closely related to
Nasi Lemak ''Nasi lemak'' is a dish originating in Malay cuisine that consists of fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf. It is commonly found in Malaysia, where it is considered the national dish. It is also the native dish in neighbou ...
.


See also

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List of rice dishes This is a list of rice dishes from all over the world, arranged alphabetically. Rice is the seed of the monocot plants ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple foo ...
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Nasi kerabu Nasi kerabu is a Malaysian cuisine rice dish, a type of '' nasi ulam'', in which blue-colored rice is eaten with dried fish or fried chicken, crackers, pickles and other salads. The blue color of the rice comes from the petals of ''Clitoria ter ...
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Nasi lemak ''Nasi lemak'' is a dish originating in Malay cuisine that consists of fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf. It is commonly found in Malaysia, where it is considered the national dish. It is also the native dish in neighbou ...


References


External links

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Terengganu government tourism - Nasi dagang.
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Kedai Nasi Dagang Asli Terengganu
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Nasi Dagang Terengganu
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Resepi Nasi Dagang Terengganu
- Nasi Dagang Negeri Terengganu {{DEFAULTSORT:Nasi Dagang Malay cuisine Malaysian rice dishes