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{{Short description|Malaysian rice dish}}
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| type             = [[Fried rice]]
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| main_ingredient  = Rice, egg, chicken, chili sauce, cucumber
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'''Nasi pad prik''' or ''nasi paprik'' is a [[Malaysia|Malaysian]] dish of [[rice]], either plain or [[fried rice|fried]], served alongside a sweet and spicy sauce, commonly containing chunks of meat and vegetable. '''Nasi goreng pad prik''' may refer specifically to the fried rice, with the sauce mixed in during cooking.  ''Nasi'' is [[Malay (language)|Malay]] for rice, and ''pad prik'' is a Thai phrase: ผัด (''pad'', meaning [[Stir frying|stirfry]]) and พริก (''prik'', meaning chili). Nasi pad prik can be considered ‘Malay-style Thai cuisine,’ in that it is mainly found in Malaysia, but is prepared with Thai ingredients and cooking principles.

== See also ==

* [[Malaysian cuisine]]
* [[Fried rice]]
* [[Nuea phat phrik]]
* [[Phat phrik khing]]

== External links ==

* [http://resepi.mesra.net/Detailed/3809.shtml A recipe for nasi paprik (Malay)]
* [http://consumernation.wordpress.com/2006/07/11/nasi-goreng-paprik-brinchang-cameron-highlands A blog about nasi paprik]

{{Malaysian cuisine}}
{{Rice dishes}}
[[Category:Malaysian rice dishes]]
[[Category:Malay words and phrases]]


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