Shrimp & Snow Pea Rice , an Honest Plate of Food

Shrimp & Snow Pea Rice

There are some dishes that don’t try too hard.
They’re not dramatic, not complicated, not meant to impress anyone — and maybe that’s exactly why they stay with us.

This Nasi Udang Kapri (Shrimp & Snow Pea Rice) is one of those dishes.

At home, this is something we cook often. Not for special occasions, not for guests — just for regular days when you want something warm, savory, and comforting without spending too much time in the kitchen. The kind of food you make while chatting, or while waiting for rice to finish cooking.

Shrimp, snow peas, onion, a sweet-savory sauce poured generously over rice. That’s it.

I like how honest this dish feels.
Nothing is hidden. You can taste the sweetness from the soy sauce, a gentle tang from tamarind, and that familiar bottled chili sauce that somehow always belongs in home cooking. The snow peas stay slightly crisp, the shrimp cook quickly, and everything comes together in one pan.

It’s easy to make.
It doesn’t ask for perfect knife skills or exact measurements.
It forgives small mistakes.

And maybe that’s why it feels so homey to me.

Yummy Shrimp & Snow Pea Rice

🍤 Nasi Udang Kapri (Shrimp & Snow Pea Rice)

Ingredients (Serves 2)

• 2 bowls cooked white rice

• 300 g medium shrimp, peeled (leave tails on if you like)

• 2 tbsp cooking oil

• 2 tbsp chopped onion

• 1 stalk scallion, sliced

• 50 ml stock

• 3 tbsp sweet soy sauce

• 1 tbsp tamarind water

• 5 tbsp bottled sweet chili sauce

• 1 tsp salt

• 100 g snow peas

• 3 fresh shiitake mushrooms, sliced

How to Make

1. Peel the shrimp, leaving the tails on. Devein and rinse clean.

2. Heat oil in a pan. Sauté the onion until fragrant. Add scallion and stock, bring to a gentle boil.

3. Add sweet soy sauce, tamarind water, sweet chili sauce, salt, and shrimp. Cook until the shrimp are just done.
   Add snow peas and shiitake mushrooms, cook briefly, then remove from heat.

4. Place rice into serving bowls and spoon the shrimp and sauce over the top.

5. Serve warm.

This is the kind of food you eat while sitting quietly at the table, maybe with a glass of iced tea beside you. The kind that doesn’t need explaining. It just does its job: feeding you, grounding you, making the day feel a little softer.

If you’re looking for something simple, warm, and reliable — this is it.

An honest plate of food, from my home to yours.