I love nasi kerabu. There’s something about the blueness of the rice, the crispy freshness of the ulam that accompanies it and of course, my favourite keropok!
We chanced upon a stall selling this in the Pasar Ramadhan/Pasar Malam. Both markets had merged into one big market and this stall was terribly popular! It was full of people and we could barely squeeze through the crowd to see what they were selling.
When we finally got near enough, we saw that they were selling both nasi kerabu and nasi dagang with the most delicious looking accompaniments. We opted for a nasi kerabu which comes with a default scoop of ulam, a delicious mixture of sambal and chilli over the rice, a few dashes of budu which although sounds rather disgusting adds the most delicious flavour, a green chilli stuffed with a mixture of fish and grated coconut and a handful of keropok pieces. You can then opt to add-on other things like the grilled beef that we had, fried chicken, fried fish and lots more.
That huge packet costed us a mere RM3 with lots of beef which is my favourite too! No wonder they were so popular! The next time we head there, nasi kerabu AND nasi dagang is up on the menu!
Popularity: 17% [?]
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I also wannnn…. hmmm, I don’t think I’ve ever had nasi kerabu!
PE says: Must try, LB! It’s really good
hihi,
may i know where is this??? i thought blue rice can only be found in Malacca?!
PE says: Welcome! I think you can find it in most places in KL, most pasar malams and Pasar Ramadhans I’ve come across have it in blue. Think the blue rice in Malacca is slightly different as it is glutinous rice.
hihi!!!
i just taken nasi kerabu, i just cant stand with the aroma of it n will eat it almost every morning. i love this food because is not oily yet they have lots of raw vege which is very good for our health.
tomorrow morning going to eat again!!!!
My wife is from near Hat Yai in Southern Thailand. There are several restaurants in the area selling dishes with blue rice as an accompaniment, seemed strange at first but tastes the same as white rice…
From your pages, would I be right in guessing the idea is Malay ?