Nasi Kuning (Yellow turmeric rice)
Nasi Kuning (Yellow turmeric rice)

Hey everyone, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, nasi kuning (yellow turmeric rice). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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 literally translates to 'yellow rice'. This dish originated from the Java island in Indonesia.

Nasi Kuning (Yellow turmeric rice) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Nasi Kuning (Yellow turmeric rice) is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook nasi kuning (yellow turmeric rice) using 35 ingredients and 19 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Nasi Kuning (Yellow turmeric rice):
  1. Make ready Turmeric Rice
  2. Make ready 2 3/4 cups Jasmine rice
  3. Prepare 2 1/2 cups water
  4. Take 2 cups coconut milk
  5. Make ready 1 tbs turmeric powder
  6. Make ready 1 tbs salt
  7. Take 1 stalk lemongrass
  8. Prepare 2 bay leaves
  9. Prepare Egg Balado
  10. Get 6 eggs (hard boiled)
  11. Prepare 6 cloves garlic
  12. Get 1 medium red onion
  13. Make ready 1 big tomato
  14. Make ready 7 pcs red chilli
  15. Take Salt & pepper
  16. Make ready Oil to sauté
  17. Take Traditional Fried Chicken
  18. Make ready 1 whole chicken
  19. Make ready 2 tbs coriander powder
  20. Prepare 100 g grated coconut
  21. Make ready 6 cloves garlic
  22. Get 2 cm ground turmeric
  23. Take 4 cm ground ginger
  24. Take to taste Salt
  25. Take 1 cup water
  26. Prepare Oil to fry
  27. Get Veg Bihoon
  28. Take 250 g bihoon
  29. Prepare 100 g shredded cabbage
  30. Prepare 2 medium carrots (shredded)
  31. Get 1 medium red onion
  32. Make ready 4 cloves garlic
  33. Prepare 4 tbs oyster sauce
  34. Prepare 2 tbs sweet soya sauce
  35. Prepare Salt & pepper

The rich golden yellow color is perfect to celebrate special occasion such as birthday, wedding, baby shower, etc. The turmeric rice is usually stuffed into a cone-shape mould to make nasi tumpeng. Easy Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice) Recipe. Learn how to cook this indonesian rice dish cooked with coconut milk and turmeric.

Instructions to make Nasi Kuning (Yellow turmeric rice):
  1. Clean the rice and add the water to cook, along with all ingredients
  2. Cook the rice at low heat, until the rice is cooked, it takes approximately 20mins to cook. You may want to stir the rice a bit when the water starts to shimmer
  3. Keep the lid closed after you turn off the heat and keep it to let the rice fully cooked
  4. Meanwhile, prepare the chicken, clean and cut into 10-12 pieces
  5. Grind all the ingredients for the chicken except the water
  6. Place the chicken in a pot, add the grinded ingredients and add 1 cup of water. Boil the chicken until the water is over then set aside
  7. Prepare the egg balado: after boiling the egg, remove the shell and let the egg cool down
  8. Grind all the ingredients until it forms a paste
  9. On a frying pan, add little oil approx. 50ml to sauté the paste, add 50ml of water and cook until it changes colour
  10. Once the sauce colour turns darker, add the egg and let it cooked until there is no more water and the paste becomes thick
  11. Remove the egg from the pan and set aside
  12. Next repare the ingredients for the Veg. Bihoon
  13. Sauté the garlic and onion on a pot over medium heat, let the onion become soften
  14. Add the shredded cabbage and cook until it changes colour, then add the shredded carrots and mix well
  15. Add the bihoon with some water to keep the bihoon hydrated
  16. Add the oyster sauce, sweet soya sauce,salt and pepper. Get the taste that you desire
  17. Cook until everything is mixed well, approximately 15 minutes then remove from the heat and set aside
  18. Now it's time to fry the chicken, fry them until golden brown, get the crumbs from the chicken seasonings as well
  19. Lastly, arrange all the items on a plate, you can cut the egg into half and serve all together. Enjoy!

Indonesian yellow rice is usually eaten during special events, served with Rendang and Ayam masak merah. This yellow rice or Indonesian calls 'Nasi Kuning' usually only serves for festive occasion and shaped into a cone with different sidedish. But since I live in Slovenia, I don't wait for special day to make it. Eventhough takes time for me to cook different side dishes. This Nasi Kuning can be translated as Indonesian Style Yellow Fragrant Rice or Festive Yellow Rice.

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