Nasi Lemak (Coconut Rice with Dried Anchovy Sambal)

Malaysian nasi lemak is considered to be the national dish. It is often enjoyed for breakfast but we had it as part of our International Cuisine Malaysian meal. The sambal that we enjoyed with it is called Ikan bilis (dried anchovies). It was super spicy and once again hit all the notes that we love about Southeast Asian cuisine. This dish is almost always served in or on a banana leaf with some other ingredients like peanuts, cucumber slices, hard boiled egg and fried sardines or smelt. I also included some fried anchovies alongside as well. I am now officially addicted to small fried fish! A lovely meal for any occasion.