Rice Cooked in Rich Coconut Milk (Nasi Uduk/gurih)

Title:
Rice Cooked in Rich Coconut Milk (Nasi Uduk/gurih)

Yield:
12 Servings

Categories:
Beef,
Asian




Ingredients:





     1 lb Basmati rice; or jasmine


 3 1/2 c  Coconut milk; not cream of


     1    Stick lemon grass


     2 sm Bay leaves; or more


     1 pn Salt






 Wash rice several times if using imported rice. Place rice in large pot or


 rice cooker with coconut milk, lemongrass stick, bay leaves and salt. Bring


 to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook until all moisture is absorbed, 18


 to 20 minutes. Remove lemongrass stick and bay leaves.


 


 Cover and let rice sit 5 to 10 minutes before serving. It should be soft


 but fluffy. Makes 6 cups.


 


 INTRO: prepared by the Wives of Indonesian Civil Servants, a women's


 organization known as Dharma Wanita.


 


 Recipe by: Indonesian Embassy, Washington, D.C


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #822 by KitPATh 
on


 Oct 01, 1997