Course | Main course |
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Place of origin | Indonesia[1] |
Region or state | Java |
Associated cuisine | Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore |
Created by | Javanese |
Main ingredients | Steamed rice, fried tempeh, bergedel, rempeyek, rendang, sambal goreng, boiled egg, urap and sometimes fried noodles (Selangor region) |
Nasi ambeng or Nasi ambang is an Indonesian fragrant rice dish that consists of—but is not limited to[2]—steamed white rice, chicken curry or chicken stewed in soy sauce, beef or chicken rendang, sambal goreng (lit. fried sambal; a mildly spicy stir-fried relish commonly made with firm tofu, tempeh, and long beans[3]) urap, bergedel, and serunding.
It is a popular Javanese cuisine, especially within the Javanese-Malay communities[4] in Singapore[5] and the Malaysian states of Johor and Selangor where they also added fried noodles as additional condiments.[6][7]
Nasi ambeng is often served communal dining-style on a platter[8] to be shared among four to five people; especially during festive or special occasions such as a kenduri.[9]