Malaysian Roasted Chicken Rice

Name: Malaysian Roasted Chicken Rice (Nasi Ayam)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 2 cups (400 g) uncooked rice, rinsed thoroughly and drained; 2 tablespoons butter; 2 pandanus leaves, tied in a knot or ¼ teaspoon pandanus extract; 2 pandanus leaves, tied in a knot or ¼ teaspoon pandanus extract; 4 cups (2 litres) water or chicken stock; 4 cups (2 litres) water or chicken stock; 3 tablespoons Fried Shallots; 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced, to serve; Chicken soup, to serve (optional); Coriander leaves (cilantro), sliced, to garnish (optional); Coriander leaves (cilantro), sliced, to garnish (optional); Chilli Ginger Sauce, to serve; 8 cloves garlic, ground to a paste, to serve (optional); 1 whole fresh chicken (about 1 kg/2 lbs); 5 cm (2 in) ginger, sliced; 4 shallots, peeled and halved; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and halved; 2 tablespoons oyster sauce; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 1 tablespoon black soy sauce; 1 tablespoon tomato ketchup; 1 tablespoon Basic Chilli Sauce or bottled chilli sauce; 1 tablespoon Basic Chilli Sauce or bottled chilli sauce; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; 1 teaspoon salt

Nasi Ayam

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

The Food of Malaysia

By Wendy Hutton

Published 2022

About

Chicken served with rice, chilli sauce and cucumber is one of the most popular coffee shop and hawker dishes in Malaysia. The Chinese version normally uses chicken simmered in stock, while this Malay recipe uses roast chicken.

Ingredients

2 cups (400 g) uncooked rice, rinsed thoroughly and drained
2½ cm (1

Asia
Malaysia
Main course

Method

Prepare the Chilli Ginger Sauce by following the instructions.
Prepare the Roast Chicken by first pricking the chicken all around with a fork to allow the seasonings to penetrate. Grind the ginger, shallots and garlic, and mix this together with the other ingredients. Rub this paste into the chicken skin and set aside to marinate