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NASI KUNING - TUMERIC YELLOW RICE Recipe
by Linda Tay Esposito

NASI KUNING - TUMERIC YELLOW RICE

The Nasi Kuning is molded into a cone shape and sits in the middle of a beautiful sea of spicy dishes in the Indonesian Nasi Tumpeng celebratory banquet. Tho' the yellow mountain comes from a mythical Hindu mountain, the predominantly Muslim Javanese still serves the rice this way.

Nasi Kuning is a good accompaniment to any Indonesian and Malaysian curries. It has the woody fragrant of galangal and tumeric, the sweet floral fragrant from the pandan, the spicy fragrant of the curry leaves (Indian Bay Leaves) and the citrusy fragrant of the lemongrass.

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Prep time: Indonesia Indonesian
Cook time: Servings: 8

Ingredients

  • 4 cups jasmine or long rice, washed thoroughly
  • 2 tablespoons turmeric powder, mixed with 4 tablespoons water
  • 4 cups coconut milk
  • 2 cups chicken stock or water
  • 2 sprigs of curry leaf
  • 3 pandan leaf, tied in a knot
  • 3 lemon grass, white part, bruised
  • 2 inch galangal, peeled and sliced
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • Shrimp/fish krupuk chips – prepackaged
  • Banana leaves

Directions

  1. Wash and drain the rice. Put rice and remaining ingredients in a heavy saucepan.
  2. Bring to the boil over moderate heat. Stir, lower heat to the minimum and cover with a lid (that is wrapped with a tea towel) cook until the rice is done, about 20 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat, do not remove cover, and let sit for 10 minutes
  4. Remove all herbs, galangal.
  5. Pressed into a cone shape using an oiled conical chinois and unmould onto a banana leaf in the center of large platter.
  6. Place other dishes around the cone and scatter with shrimp chips