4-Meal Prep Ramadan Special: Bubur Lambuk
Servings: 4 meals
Calories: 323kcal
Ingredients
- 2 litres water feel free to add more or less to your desired consistency
- 200 g brown basmati rice
- 60 g dried shrimp udang kering, chopped finely
- 300 g meat of your choice i'm using beef
- 250 ml light coconut milk
- 1 bulb medium onion bawang besar, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic bawang putih, chopped
- 2.5 cm ginger halia, chopped
- 1 stalk lemongrass serai, bruised
- 2 pandan leaf tied to a knot
Whole Spices
- 1 cinnamon stick kayu manis
- 1 star anise bunga lawang
- 2 cloves bunga cengkih
- 2 cardamom buah pelaga
Ground Spices
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin serbuk jintan manis
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric kunyit
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper serbuk lada hitam
Garnish
- chopped coriander leaves cilantro daun ketumbar
- chopped spring onions scallions daun bawang
- chopped fresh red or green chillies OR chilli flakes
Instructions
- In a saucepan, heat water over high heat.
- Drop the onion, garlic, ginger, lemongrass and pandan fairly into the water as it is heating up.
- Add all the whole spices to the water.
- When the water is boiling, tip in the rinsed rice and minced beef into the pot.
- Reduce the heat to medium and add all the ground spices. Stir it all up.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 20-30 minutes, until the rice is all cooked and breaking up slightly - the longer you cook, the better the taste as the spices soak it all up. You can add a little more water if you want.
- Stir in the coconut milk and ground dried shrimp, and bring back to a simmer, cooking for no more than a minute.
- Build your meals and garnish with fresh coriander leaves and sliced chilli. Enjoy!