Spiced Nonya Wedding Rice

Name: Spiced Nonya Wedding Rice (Nasi Kemuli)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon ghee or oil; 1 tablespoon ghee or oil; 1½ cups (300 g) uncooked long-grain rice, washed and drained; 1 teaspoon soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; Raisins, to garnish; 1 cup (60 g) coriander seeds; 1 cinnamon stick (5 cm/2 in); 1 star anise pod; 2 cloves; 1 cardamom pod; 5 cups (1¼ litres) water; 1 cm (½ in) ginger, sliced; 3 shallots, peeled and halved; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and halved; 1 tablespoon fermented soybean paste (tau cheo); 1 tablespoon fermented soybean paste (tau cheo)

Nasi Kemuli

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

The Food of Malaysia

By Wendy Hutton

Published 2022

About

Simple but tasty, Nasi Kemuli is a must at Nonya weddings.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon ghee or oil
1½ cups (300 g) uncooked long-grain

Asia
Malaysia
Side dish
Vegan
Wedding/Marriage

Method

Dry-fry the Spice Water dry ingredients in a skillet over medium heat for 1 minute. Then place them in a deep pan with the water and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes until the liquid is reduced by half. Strain the Spice Water and set aside in a bowl. Discard the solids.
Grind the Spice Paste ingredients to a paste in a mortar