Beginner’s friendly Asian meal prep that has a pretty low learning curve – perfect for those who has never meal prepped before and want to try how meal prepping is like!
Give it a try and tell me how you go either on the comments section below, on YouTube, or on Instagram at @asianmealprep. Would love to see your creations!
Sambal Prawn (Udang) with Basmati Rice
Makes – 2 meals
Time needed – 15 mins
Cost – ~S$5.85 per serve
Here’s what you need:
- 1/2 cup uncooked basmati rice
- 1 medium broccoli
- 6 tiger prawns, peeled and deveined
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 1 red capsicum, sliced
- 2 tbsp sambal paste
- 1/2 cup water
- 2-3 kaffir lime leaves, sliced
- Juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Olive oil spray
Here’s how you do it:
- In a rice cooker, cook rice according to instructions. I used 1/2 cup of uncooked rice and 1 cup of water which ultimately yields about 200g of cooked basmati rice.
- While waiting for the rice to be cooked, heat a non-stick skillet and spray it with olive oil spray for 3-secs.
- Toss in onions and capsicum and cook for about 2-3 minutes until onion wilts and become soft. Remove from heat.
- Using the same skillet, add in olive oil. When the oil is hot, toss in prawns. Stir fry until the prawn become slightly red.
- Add in sambal and water and coat the prawns with the sambal + water mix. Stir for about 1-2 mins.
- Add in kaffir lime leaves and lemon juice. Combine it all together and stir it all in.
- When the rice in the rice cooker is cooked, toss in the broccoli on top of the cooked rice in the rice cooker to let the steam cook it.
- If keeping for meal prep: wait until the dish is slightly cool before adding in to 2 containers. Store in fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat for 2 minutes before consuming.
- Enjoy!
How much this costs:
*Keep in mind that this numbers are a rough guide. It depends on where you buy it and when. You can definitely save more money if you purchase in wet markets etc. At the end of the day it’s possible to eat healthy without breaking the bank. Also, ~ denotes the items that should already be in your pantry for a long time or it’s a very small amount.
- 1/2 cup uncooked basmati rice – $0.70
- 1 medium broccoli – $1.50
- 12 prawns, peeled and deveined – varies but approximately $6
- 1 red onion, sliced – $1.00
- 1 red capsicum, sliced – $1.20
- 2 tbsp sambal paste – $0.40
- 1/2 cup water ~
- 2-3 kaffir lime leaves, sliced ~
- Juice from 1/2 lemon $0.50
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil – $0.20
- Olive oil spray – $0.20
Total price = ~S$11.70
Price per serve = ~ S$5.85
Nutrition Information
The nutrition information below is based on the ingredients I’ve used above. It may not be an accurate representation of the Sambal Udang with Basmati Rice you made.
This recipe yields approximately 2 serves. The information below is for one serving.
Calories 466 Protein 35.9g Carbs 53.9g Fats 14.6g Saturated Fats 1.8g
