It’s particularly good with a Thai green curry. Wash the rice well under cold running water to remove any excess starch and transfer to a saucepan with a tight-fitting lid. Mix the coconut milk ...

To make the coconut milk rice (nasi lemak rice), soak ... palm sugar and some Thai basil garnish to finish, with the rice on the side. Soak the clams in heavily salted cold water for 20 minutes ...