nasi ambeng

{{short description|Javanese rice dish}}

{{Infobox prepared food

| name = Nasi ambeng

| image = Nasi ambeng.jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = A serving of nasi ambeng

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| country = Indonesia{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/food/features/2010/08/24/communal-dish/|title=Communal dish|author=Zieman|date=24 August 2010|work=The Star}}

| region = Java

| national_cuisine = Javanese cuisine (also including Javanese diaspora)

| creator = Javanese

| course = Main course

| served =

| main_ingredient = Steamed rice, fried tempeh, bergedel, rempeyek, rendang, sambal goreng, boiled egg, urap and sometimes fried noodles (Selangor region)

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Nasi ambeng ({{ety|jv|ꦤꦱꦶ​ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦼꦁ|nasi ambêng}}) is an Indonesian (Javanese) fragrant rice dish that consists of—but is not limited to{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/food/features/2010/08/24/communal-dish/|title=Communal Dish|publisher=The Star Online, Malaysia|access-date=2018-05-03}}—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{{Cite web|url=http://www.recipesaresimple.com/sambal-goreng-tahu-tempe-stir-fried-bean-curd-tempe-and-long-beans-dish/|title=Sambal Goreng Tahu Tempe (Bean Curd, Tempe and Long Beans)|last=Shameer|first=Shana|access-date=2018-05-03}}) urap, bergedel, and serunding.

It is a popular food in Javanese cuisine, especially within the Javanese diaspora communities{{Cite web|url=https://www.slideshare.net/munsyi1/nasi-ambeng|title=Nasi Ambeng|last=Dil|first=Munsyi|access-date=2018-05-03}} in Singapore{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/yummy-platter|title=Yummy platter|last=Goh|first=Kenneth|publisher=The Straits Times, Singapore|access-date=2018-05-03}} and the Malaysian states of Johor and Selangor where they also added fried noodles as additional condiments.{{cite web|url=https://escapytravel.com/warungibunasiambeng/|title=WARUNG IBU NASI AMBENG, KUALA SELANGOR|publisher=Escapy Travel Mag}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/food/features/2010/08/24/communal-dish/|title=Communal dish|author=Zieman|date=24 August 2010|work=The Star}}

Nasi ambeng is often served communal dining-style on a platter{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/yummy-platter|title=Yummy platter|last=Goh|first=Kenneth|publisher=The Straits Times, Singapore|access-date=2018-05-03}} to be shared among four to five people, especially during festive or special occasions such as a kenduri.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hmetro.com.my/node/156102|title=Simbolik daripada nasi ambeng|last=Hirdan|first=Kusyi|publisher=Harian Metro, Malaysia|access-date=2018-05-03}}