Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice)
Ingredients
500 grams rice
50 grams white sticky rice
50 ml turmeric juicefrom squeezed grated turmeric
350 ml waterfor soaking
650 ml coconut milkfrom 1 coconut
4 pandan leaves
3 lemongrass, crushed
6 lime leaves, midribs removed
2½ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
¼ teaspoon lime juice
Cooking Steps
1. Mix rice and sticky rice. Wash it thoroughly. Drain it. Soak it in the mixture of water and turmeric juice for 30 minutes until the rice is moist.
2. Steam the rice mixture for 25 minutes until half-cooked.
3. Boil the mixture of coconut milk, pandan leaves, lemongrass, lime leaves, turmeric powder, and salt. Keep stirring it until boiled. Turn off the heat.
4. Add in steamed rice. Stir it until the coconut milk is absorbed into the rice.
5. Steam it for 30 minutes until the rice is well-cooked. Remove it from heat. Add in lime juice. Stir it well.
6. Mould it in a greased big cone when still hot.
7. Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice) is ready to serve.