Nasi Kuning - Indonesian Yellow Rice In Fragrant Coconut Milk With Turmeric

Name: Nasi Kuning - Indonesian Yellow Rice In Fragrant Coconut Milk With Turmeric
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5 serving
Ingredients: 1.1 pounds jasmine rice; 3 cups of coconut milk; 2 kaffir lime leaves; 2 salaam leaves; 1 lemongrass; ½ teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 ¼ teaspoons salt or according to taste; 1 teaspoon Lime juice

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings
5
Calories
472 kcal
Course
Condiments
Cuisine
Indonesian

Nasi Kuning - Indonesian Yellow Rice In Fragrant Coconut Milk With Turmeric

Liam Rios

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Nasi Kuning is the Indonesian yellow rice cooked in fragrant coconut milk with turmeric. It's a rice dish that often enjoyed on happy occasions and celebrations. But you can have this delicious vibrant looking rice any time.

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Ingredients

Servings

1.1 pounds jasmine rice or long-grain rice. Approximately 2½ cups.
3 cups of coconut milk.
2 kaffir lime leaves.
2 salaam leaves see the note.
1 lemongrass.
½ teaspoon turmeric powder see the note.
1 ¼ teaspoons salt or according to taste I use Himalayan salt.
1 teaspoon Lime juice.

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Instructions

Place the coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, salaam leaves (if using), lemongrass, and turmeric in a large cooking pot. Heat it to boil at moderate-high heat. Once the coconut milk reaches boiling point, leave it to simmer for about 10 minutes or until the milk is cooked and fragrant. You can see the milk looks shiny with a little bit of oil on the edges.
Using the steamer on the cooker/ stove
At the same time, wash the rice until the water runs clear. Drain the rice and steam it for about 25 minutes until it is half cooked. Set aside.
Put the rice in the coconut milk and continue cooking until all the milk evaporates.
Stir the rice every now and again to make sure it doesn’t stick at the bottom of the pot.
Once the milk evaporates, transfer the rice to the steamer. And steam the rice for about 20-30 minutes until it’s fully cooked.
Serve your Nasi Kuning with all the sides that you like.
Using a rice cooker or an instant pot
Wash and drain the rice until the water runs clear.
Place the washed rice, the coconut milk and all the herbs in the bowl of your rice cooker/ instant pot. Set the cooker/ IP to cook the rice as per manual instruction. Typically, it takes about 25-35 minutes to cook in a rice cooker and approximately 10-15 minutes to do it in an instant pot. It can vary according to the appliance brand.

Notes

Make sure you boil the coconut milk until it’s really cooked and looks shiny. The best is when a little bit of oil slightly separates from the edges. Or your rice won’t taste nice.
If you don't have salam leaf, you can substitute it with a mix of curry leaves and a bay leaf. For this recipe, 3 curry leaves with 1 bay leaf are more than enough.

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Serving 1g Calories 472kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 45g (15%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 32g (49%) Saturated Fat 28g (140%) Polyunsaturated Fat 2g Sodium 603mg (25%) Fiber 1g (4%)