Nasi Kuning [ Yellow Rice ]

Nasi Kuning (Indonesian for: "yellow rice"), or sometimes called Nasi Kunyit (Indonesian for: "turmeric rice"), is an Indonesian rice dish cooked with coconut milk and turmeric, hence the name nasi kuning (yellow rice). Nasi kuning might come in the form of a cone called a tumpeng and is usually eaten during special events. The rice looks like a pile of gold, so it is often served at parties and opening ceremonies as a symbol of good fortune, wealth and dignity.
It is usually served with a variety of side dishes such as shredded omelette, serundeng (relish of grated coconut and spices), urap (vegetable in shredded coconut dressing), teri kacang (fried anchovy and peanuts), sambal goreng (fried tempeh and potato caramelized in spicy sauce), ayam goreng (Javanese-style fried chicken), balado udang (shrimp in chilli), or perkedel (potato fritters). More elaborate nasi kuning might include fried cow's brain, fried cow's lung, beef and seafood. It is common to serve nasi kuning with kerupuk udang (shrimp cracker) and a decoratively cut cucumber.
The top of the tumpeng is customarily given to the most senior person in attendance.

Ingredients

• 300 grams of bulled rice
• 1 sheet of pandanus leaves (20cm)
• 1 tbsp of grated turmeric
• 350 cc of coconut milk
• 2 stem (@ 10 cm) of Serai (Citronella) then bruised
• 3 pieces of salam leaves (laurellike leaf used in cooking)
• 2 pieces of lime leaves
• Salt

How to Make

1. Washed the bulled rice and drained, and then steamed with pandanus leaves until half-cooked during 20 - 30 minutes then lift and move to the bowl.
2. Meanwhile, mixed the grated turmeric with 1 tbsp of coconut milk, and then filtered. Then Mix with coconut milk then entered the stem of Serai (Citronella), Salam leaves, lime leaves and salt. And cook using medium fire until boiled, while stirred to avoid break of coconut milk, continue cooking for 2 - 3 minutes, then lift from the fire.
3. Pour piecemeal of coconut milk seasoned into the bowl which containing rice, stir well until evenly mixed till the coconut milk gone then move into the boiler and re-steam the rice until cooked.

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