Serves 2 people
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 cups cauliflower (cut to chunks)
¼ cup coconut milk
1 tsp salt
1 pandan leaf
10 blue butterfly pea flowers, infused in ¼ cup hot water
2 pieces chicken thigh with skin
1 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp mustard powder
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp fried anchovies
2 hard boiled eggs
6 pieces sliced cucumbers
2 tbsp toasted peanuts
1 tbsp sambal chili (homemade)

Recipe Courtesy of
Asian Food Network

Butterfly Pea Cauliflower Nasi Lemak

Ever heard of keto-friendly nasi lemak? Well, the unofficial Malaysian national dish is now that, in a brilliant blue. Crumbed cauliflower substitutes rice to give the dish a natural sweetness, infused with creamy coconut and aromatic pandan. Dig also into tender chicken sizzled in tumeric, tangy mustard and salt. And for a true-blue nasi lemak experience, add sambal, lots of it. You can also replace chicken with sambal squid.

Difficulty: Medium

Preparation: 30 min
Cook: 30 min
Clean up: 15 min

Steps: 2 steps
15 Ingredients

Difficulty: Medium
Steps: 2 steps
15 Ingredients

Preparation: 30 min
Cook: 30 min
Clean up: 15 min

Instructions

Cook cauliflower rice
- Pulse cauliflower chunk into a coarse texture using a food processor.
- Heat coconut oil in a pan, stir fry cauliflower rice with pandan leaf, coconut milk, blue flower-infused water, and salt until soft.

Fry chicken
- Season chicken with turmeric, mustard and salt. In a pan, heat coconut oil and fry chicken until golden and thoroughly cooked.
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Plate and Serve!

Your cauliflower rice with fried chicken, hard-boiled egg, fried anchovies, cucumber slices, and peanuts are now ready to be served! Dig into the fragrant cauliflower rice as well as the tender chicken sizzled in turmeric, tangy mustard, and salt.

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Name: Butterfly Pea Cauliflower Nasi Lemak
Prep time: P0Y0M0D0H30M0S
Cook time: P0Y0M0D0H30M0S
Total time: P0Y0M0D1H0M0S
Yield: Serves 2 people
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp coconut oil; 2 cups cauliflower (cut to chunks); ¼ cup coconut milk; 1 tsp salt; 1 pandan leaf; 10 blue butterfly pea flowers, infused in ¼ cup hot water; 2 pieces chicken thigh with skin; 1 tbsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp mustard powder; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp fried anchovies; 2 hard boiled eggs; 6 pieces sliced cucumbers; 2 tbsp toasted peanuts; 1 tbsp sambal chili (homemade)