Yellow Savoury Rice

Name: Yellow Savoury Rice (Nasi Kuning)
Yield: For 4–6 people
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 670 ml/24 fl oz/3 cups coconut milk or stock; 1 stick of cinnamon; 1 tsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 shallots or 1 small onion, sliced finely; 1 kaffir lime or bay leaf; ½ tsp salt; 450 g/1 lb/2 cups long grain rice, soaked for 1 hour, washed and drained

Nasi Kuning

Preparation info

For
4–6
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Indonesian Regional Food and Cookery

By Sri Owen

Published 1994

About

Yellow, perhaps because it is the colour of gold, is associated all over South-East Asia with gods, royalty and feasts. Any thanksgiving or celebration party, even if the event celebrated is a very mundane one, is likely to have a large dish of yellow rice at the centre of the table.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb/2 cups long grain rice, soaked for 1 hour, washed and drained
2

Asia
Indonesia
Main course
South East Asia
Thanksgiving
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a saucepan. Stir-fry the sliced shallots or onion for 2 minutes. Add the rice, turmeric, coriander and cumin. Stir-fry for another 2 minutes, then add the coconut milk or stock, then all the other ingredients. Boil the mixture, uncovered, stirring it once or twice with a wooden spoon, until the rice has absorbed all the liquid. Then steam for 10 minutes.

Instead of steam