Nasi Uduk ~ Fragrant Coconut Rice (The rice cooker method)

Nasi uduk is made by cooking rice soaked in coconut milk along with spices, lemongrass and knotted pandan leaves to add fragrance and rich tastes to the rice. Traditionally nasi uduk usually wrapped inside banana leaf but of cos its not necessary, you can serve it on plate with all the side dishes. 

Some of the suggestion for side dishes offered with nasi uduk are:

• Tempeh
• Eggs in various ways to cook, such as fried egg, omelette, shredded omelette, and telur balado (hard boiled egg in sambal sauce).
• Teri kacang (anchovy with peanuts)
• Bihun goreng
• Ayam goreng (fried chicken)
• Beef/Chicken stew in sweet soy sauce
• Stir fried long beans
• Perkedel kentang (potato patties) or perkedel jagung (corn fritter)
• Emping (melinjo chips) or krupuk udand (prawn cracker)

The recipe I am sharing with you is not the traditional method and its for busy people who miss this food from Indonesia, that is using the Rice Cooker method. Simply by combing all ingredients, place in rice cooker and press the start button to cook and Ta ... Da.... Ready to be served.

Serves: 4 pax

Ingredients

• 3 cup rice
• 3/4 cup thick coconut milk
• 3 3/4 cup water (adjust according to your rice cooker water level if necesary)
• 3 lemongrass (bruised and knotted)
• 3 pandan leaves (washed and knotted)
• 6 bay leaves
• 3 thin slices of ginger 
• 3 thin slices of galangal/lengkuas (I managed to get powder form so I used around 2 tsp)
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder 
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a rice cooker pot and cook until ready.
2. Let rest for 10 minutes before opening the lid.
3. Remove the lemongrass, pandan, bay leaves, ginger, and galangal. Stir with the rice cooker paddle.
4. Serve with side dishes of your choice.
   This time round I served with Spicy Sweet Soya Sauce Chicken and Stir Fry Long Beans.
   You can find the recipe in my following blog:
   Spicy Sweet Soya Sauce Chicken.
   Stir Fry Long Beans

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