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Nasi minyak

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Nasi minyak, Malay for oily rice, is an Indonesian and Malay dish of rice cooked with ghee and aromatic spices such as cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, and star anise. It belongs to a broader tradition of spiced rice dishes influenced by South Asian and Middle Eastern cooking such as pilaf, kabsa, and biryani, and is usually served alongside a curried meat dish. The dish is tied to Malay culinary practice across Sumatra, the Malay Peninsula, Singapore, southern Thailand, and the Riau Archipelago, where it is served warm and features prominently at weddings, religious celebrations, and other ceremonial gatherings. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Dietary Suitability
Contains Dairy or Egg 1
Origin Region
Indonesia 2
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Ghee, Ingredients
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Rice, Ingredients
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1. Nasi minyak (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Nasi minyak (Malay for "oily rice") is an Indonesian and Malay dish of cooked rice with ghee (minyak sapi or minyak samin) and spices.
  • Uses Ingredient: Rice, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice cooked in ghee and spices
  • Uses Ingredient: Ghee, Infobox main_ingredient field: Rice cooked in ghee and spices
  • Expresses Tradition: Wedding Feast Traditions, Lead section
    It is traditionally associated with Malay cuisine in the Sumatra, Malay Peninsula, Singapore, southern Thailand and the Riau Archipelago, where it is commonly served during weddings, kenduri, religious celebrations and other ceremonial occasions.
  • In Cuisine: Indonesian Cuisine, lead paragraph
    Nasi minyak (Malay for "oily rice") is an Indonesian and Malay dish of cooked rice with ghee (minyak sapi or minyak samin) and spices.
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2. Nasi minyak (Wikidata)
P495 (country of origin): Indonesia
Quote, P495 (country of origin): Indonesia
Indonesia
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