Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice). Nasi Kunyit is glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and turmeric. This celebratory dish is usually served with curries during weddings and special occasions by the Malay community in Malaysia. The color yellow signifies good fortune, wealth, and royalty. Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice)

You can have Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice) using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice)
  1. You need 1 kg of Glutinous rice.
  2. You need 1 tbsp of Turmeric powder.
  3. It’s 1/2 medium of Lime (juice).
  4. Prepare 4 clove of Garlic (minced).
  5. You need 350 ml of Coconut milk.
  6. Prepare 4 tbsp of Sugar.
  7. Prepare 2 stick of Cinnamon.
  8. Prepare 1 clove of Star anis.

Learn how to make easy and aromatic turmeric rice or what we call nasi kuning in Indonesia. How to Prepare: Wash rice until water runs clear. Drain and pour in the coconut milk. Steamed Turmeric Rice also known as Nasi Kunyit in Malaysia is a favourite rice dish which goes well with most curries and rendang.

Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice) instructions

  1. Soak the glutinous rice + turmeric powder + lime juice for at least 8 hours..

  2. Strain the glutinous rice.

  3. Prepare the steam cooker. Put 1 stick cinnamon + star anis in the water..

  4. Put another 1 stick cinnamon together with the glutinous rice.

  5. Steam the glutinous rice around 20 minutes until the rice cooked.

  6. In the meantime boil the coconut milk + sugar + garlic.

  7. Add 3/4 of coconut milk to the cooked rice. Mix it well. The taste supposed to be sweet. If its not sweet enough add another sugar in coconut milk and pour all coconut milk and mix it..

  8. Shape it on the plate while its warm.

This recipe for nasi kuning yields a beautiful yellow, festive rice that's often the staple dish for many special Indonesian meals. And apparently for good reason, since nasi kuning is a dish often served for special occasions in Indonesian culture. Because of the turmeric and the goldenrod color that it. Glutinous rice (Oryza sativa var. glutinosa; also called sticky rice, sweet rice or waxy rice) is a type of rice grown mainly in Southeast and East Asia. See more ideas about Glutinous rice, Asian desserts, Malaysian food.