How to use the crust of rice on the pan bottom

When you turn the rice out of the pan, you will find that a layer about ½ cm thick has stuck to the bottom. One way to get rid of this is just to soak the pan and throw this small quantity away. No Indonesian would throw rice away, however. Instead, put the pan, straight from the stove, on to a wet cloth and let it stand there for 2 minutes. The cooked rice will not lose heat appreciably in this time, and the layer on the bottom —the intip—will not stick; you can take it out like a cake from a cake-tin.