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Nasi ulam

Traditional dish from Indonesia

Street Food Vegetarian

About Nasi ulam

Indonesian and Malaysian rice dish

Nasi ulam is a traditional rice dish of Betawi, Malay and Peranakan cuisines that mixes various traditional herbs and vegetables (ulam) mostly the leaves of pegagan, kemangi, Vietnamese mint, and torch ginger among other things, accompanied with various side dishes.

Key Ingredients

  • cooked rice
  • Ocimum tenuiflorum
  • Centella asiatica

Cuisine Type

  • Indonesian cuisine

Dietary Information

✓ Vegetarian friendly
✓ Popular street food
Traditional Indonesia cuisine

Learn More

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