NASI KEBULI
The Special Rice Dish of Kuala Lipis

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This special rice dish can also be found and is also popular with the surrounding villages of Budu, Jelai, Tanjung Besar and Kampung Hulu and Kuala Medang, all in the district of Kuala Lipis.

THE (SECRET) INGREDIENTS

Well, this traditional dish of the local Malays is actually rice cooked with coconut oil and mixed with chicken. Sometimes lamb or mutton is used instead of chicken as the meat ingredient for this traditional food.

Other ingredients in this traditional dish include raisins, onions, clovers, olives, and lemon grass, giving the aromatic smell that inevitably creates hunger pangs from afar.

To the chefs out there, check out the recipe here, but make sure you strictly observe the beliefs of the town folks as mentioned below.

BELIEFS TO BE OBSERVED AND FOLLOWED

And more importantly, besides the correct proportion of the ingredients, the cook or cooks must be properly dressed in clean and decent attire!! This, local folks say, is to ensure that when cooked, the rice or dish will not turn out to be tasteless and aroma-less!

SERVED ONLY DURING SPECIAL OCCASIONS

Normally, this tasty and delicious rice dish is served during traditional occasions like weddings, Maulidur Rasul celebrations and the opening or cleansing of a silat ground.

This special rice dish is also served during the traditional Malay ceremonies of trimming the first hairs of the baby, completion of Quran reading, and other traditional customs.

HOME AGAIN

Nasi Kebuli is a special dish and not often served unless the occasion is special.

So do try them whenever you’re in Kuala Lipis , the fascinating past capital of the state of Pahang.

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