Balinese Yellow Rice

Name: Balinese Yellow Rice
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 1½ cups homemade chicken stock or canned low-sodium chicken broth; ¾ cup coconut milk, canned or homemade 1 stalk fresh lemongrass, trimmed and flattened with the side of a cleaver, or 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground turmeric; 3 cups jasmine rice; 1½ cups coconut water (see box) or plain water; 4 slices (each ¼ inch thick) peeled fresh galangal or peeled fresh ginger, lightly crushed with the side of a cleaver

Nasi Kuning

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

About

This towering cone of rice—gilded with turmeric and perfumed with lemongrass and galangal or ginger—symbolizes Bali’s sacred Mount Agung. As such, it’s a fitting centerpiece for a megibung, the Balinese rice table. A megibung is a sort of smorgasbord of Balinese delicacies, which would invariably include babi guling (Balinese Roast Pork) and a variety of satés.

The traditional rice for this dish is Balinese long-grain rice. The