Recipe Ingredient
- 500g glutinous rice
- 1 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
- 2 pieces dried tamarind skin (asam keping) or 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1 grated coconut
- 1 tsp salt
- 20 white peppercorns
- 2 pandan leaves, knotted
Instructions
- Wash and soak glutinous rice in clean water. Add turmeric powder and dried tamarind skin or lime juice and put aside for several hours or preferably overnight.
- Add 3 tbsp water to the grated coconut to squeeze out thick coconut milk. Add just enough water and squeeze out thin coconut milk.
- Put rice in a steaming tray and add thin coconut milk to cover the rice. Mix in peppercorns and add pandan leaves.
- Steam rice over high heat until nearly cooked for 20 minutes.
- Combine salt with thick coconut milk. Remove rice from steamer. Stir in thick coconut milk and continue to steam for another 8 to 10 minutes. Serve nasi kunyit with chicken curry.
