Nasi uduk (Indonesia coconut milk rice)

Nasi uduk (scented coconut rice) is very popular  in Indonesia, especially in Jakarta. Rice cooked in coconut milk and some leaves for fragrant. I use rice cooker to cook. This rice with semur daging, sambal kacang and thinly sliced omelette make my mouth watering. Here I share the recipe.I would be glad if you want to try this...

Ingredients :
Jasmine rice or any other white rice
Coconut milk
Warm water / normal temperature
Salt to taste
Pandan leaves
1 stalk lemon grass
2 bay leaves

Directions :
Wash rice until clean and then drained . I wash about 3 times.
In rice cooker put all Ingredients together and cook until done.
* I use warm water, this help to get rice cooks faster *

Served hot with semur daging or ayam bakar, lalapan, thinly sliced omelette and sambal.

Coconut sambol (Pol sambol)

Ingredients :
1 cup shredded coconut
5 chopped shallot or half chopped big onion
2 chopped green chili (optional)
2 tbsp maldive fish
2 tbsp dry chili
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp fresh lime juice
Pinch curry leaves

How to make :
Crush and mix chopped shallot, green chili, dry chili, chili powder in mortar and pestle.
Add shredded coconut, maldive fish, and curry leaves. Mix until the red color blend well.
Add lime juice and salt to taste.

* It goes great with string hopper (Idiyappam) , rice and other bread as well