Compressed Rice Cakes

Name: Compressed Rice Cakes (Lontong)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 35 min
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: ½ cup (100 g) uncooked long-grain rice, washed; 2 pieces banana leaf about 35 x 30 cm (14 x 12 in) or 1 cheesecloth about 60 cm x 60 cm (24 in x 24 in); 2 pieces banana leaf about 35 x 30 cm (14 x 12 in) or 1 cheesecloth about 60 cm x 60 cm (24 in x 24 in); Kitchen string

Lontong

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

The Food of Malaysia

By Wendy Hutton

Published 2022

About

Lontong makes a great substitute for rice. You can also buy prepared cylinders of Lontong wrapped in banana leaves from Malay shops. Simply slice and serve.

Ingredients

½ cup (100 g) uncooked long-grain rice, washed
2 pieces banana leaf about

Asia
Malaysia
Main course
Gluten-free
Vegan
Low fat
Low calorie

Method

Place a banana leaf over the other and roll into a cylinder about 6 cm (2½ in) in diameter. Seal the lower end with a toothpick and add the rice into the roll. Fold the leaf over and secure the top end of the roll, leaving two-thirds of the roll empty for the rice to expand during cooking. Place the roll in a pot of boiling water, cover and simmer very gently for 2 to 2½ ho