Nasi Kunyit

Nasi Kunyit

What you need ?
450 g glutinous rice
7 cm piece turmeric
1 piece asam gelugur
10 peppercorns
2 pandan leaves
1/2 coconut,grated
salt to taste

How to make ?
1-Clean turmeric and pound it finely.Wrap it in a piece of muslin and tie it into a smal bag.. Wash the glutinous rice and soak in a bowl of water with the turmeric bag and asam gelugur for 4 hours or overnight.
2-Rinse the soaked rice and drain. Place the rice in a steamer with pandan leaves and peppercorns, and steam over boiling water for 20-30 minutes.
3-Meanwhile, extract 1 1/2 cup thick coconut milk from grated coconut and add salt. When the rice is cooked, dish it into a large bowl and mix it with the thick coconut milk. 4-Return the rice to the steamer for another 10 minutes.
5-Serve with chicken or beef curry or rendang.