Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Nasi lemak style for fellowship
✅ Core Items (You Mentioned)
1. Coconut Rice (Nasi Lemak Rice) – Fragrant rice cooked with coconut milk & pandan
2. Peanuts (Goreng Kacang Tanah) – Fried with salt
3. Anchovy Sambal (Sambal Ikan Bilis) – Spicy, sweet, savory
4. Long Bean Veggie (Stir-Fried Kacang Panjang) – Garlic or sambal style
5. Cucumber Slices – Fresh & cooling
6. Merit Fried Chicken – Crispy golden protein
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⭐ Additional Dishes That Complement the Menu
To elevate your family dinner, add:
🥚 1. Hard-Boiled Eggs
• Traditional nasi lemak pairing
• ½ egg per pax (10 eggs total)
🥥 2. Sambal Sotong (Optional Upgrade)
• Squid cooked in rich sambal
• Adds seafood variation
🍳 3. Fried Egg Option (Budget Friendly)
• Instead of sambal sotong
• 1 egg per pax if preferred
🥒 4. Acar (Pickled Vegetables)
• Adds tangy crunch
• Cuts through richness
🍲 5. Light Soup (Optional Family-Style)
• Clear vegetable soup or chicken soup
• Makes meal feel complete for dinner
🥤 Drinks
• Iced Teh Tarik
• Iced Lime Juice
• Barley Drink
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🛒 Quantity Guide for 20 Pax
🍚 Coconut Rice
• 5 kg rice
• 3–3.5 L coconut milk
• 8–10 pandan leaves
• Salt to taste
🥜 Peanuts
• 1.5–2 kg raw peanuts
🐟 Ikan Bilis (Anchovies)
• 1.5 kg dried anchovies
• 1.5–2 kg sambal paste
🥒 Cucumber
• 6–8 large cucumbers
🥬 Long Beans
• 3–4 kg
🍗 Merit Fried Chicken
• 20–25 pieces (1–2 per pax depending on size)
🥚 Eggs
• 20 eggs (if 1 per pax)
OR
• 10 eggs (½ per pax)
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👩🍳 Cooking Timeline Plan
1 Day Before
• Prepare sambal base
• Fry peanuts
• Clean anchovies
• Marinate chicken
Event Day – Morning
• Cook rice
• Fry anchovies
• Cook long beans
• Boil eggs
1 Hour Before Serving
• Fry chicken fresh
• Slice cucumbers
• Final sambal mixing
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🍽️ Serving Style Options
Option A – Individual Pack
• Banana leaf base
• Rice center
• Sambal on top
• Chicken side
• Veggies + peanuts + cucumber around
Option B – Buffet Style
• Rice warmer
• Sambal in heated tray
• Chicken in chafing dish
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❤️ Flavor Balance Tip
Nasi lemak works because of balance:
• 🥥 Creamy (coconut rice)
• 🌶️ Spicy (sambal)
• 🧂 Salty (anchovies)
• 🥜 Nutty (peanuts)
• 🥒 Fresh (cucumber)
• 🍗 Savory (fried chicken)
If you’d like, I can also provide:
• 🔥 Full sambal recipe (20 pax portion)
• 💰 Budget estimation guide
• 📝 Printable checklist version
• 🍱 Packing layout diagram for catering
Just tell me which one you need 😊
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