Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice). Nasi kuning (Indonesian for: "yellow rice"), or sometimes called nasi kunyit (Indonesian for: "turmeric rice"), is an Indonesian fragrant rice dish cooked with coconut milk and turmeric. Nasi kuning (yellow rice) is a traditional Indonesian rice dish cooked with coconut milk and turmeric that is usually eaten during special events. This yellow rice or Indonesian calls 'Nasi Kuning' usually only serves for festive occasion and shaped into a cone with different sidedish. Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice)

You can have Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice) using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice)
  1. Prepare of Main ingredient:.
  2. It’s 2 cups of rice.
  3. You need 250 ml of coconut milk.
  4. You need 300 ml of water.
  5. Prepare of w.
  6. Prepare of Spices:.
  7. Prepare 3 of garlics.
  8. It’s 1 of lemongrass.
  9. You need 2 of bay leaves.
  10. You need 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder.
  11. You need to taste of Salt.
  12. Prepare 2 spoons of cooking oil.
  13. Prepare of w.

Why is it called festive? because It's to be served at Nasi kuning is also served for breakfast in some Indonesian's areas, such as Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, where it is served with Ikan Bumbu Bali. My favorite breakfast since I was a kid. In Indonesian, "nasi" means rice, and "kuning" means yellow. For Indonesian foods, we don't use curry powder to make it "yellow" or to cook Indonesian curry, but use turmeric (or sometimes also known as "curcuma").

Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice) instructions

  1. Wash the rice and put it at rice cooker..

  2. Chop garlics & stir fry until golden brown, add lemongrass, bay leaves, curcumin, water, coconut milk and salt to taste (boil it)..

  3. Pour it into the rice cooker and turn on the 'cook' mode..

  4. If it's done then garnis the 'Nasi Kuning' with side dishes (e.g: fried chicken, fried noodles, omelettes,etc..

In Indonesia, Nasi Kuning is very famous. It's a healthy food, a healthy breakfast. The yellow isn't from food color, it's from turmeric. Grind the ingredients with mortar and pestle or blender Grind this Ingredients Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice). Try this Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice) recipe, or contribute your own.