Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, nasi kunyit (turmeric glutinous rice). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice) served with Chicken Curry. In Malaysia, the Malays as well as the Chinese serve Nasi Kunyit during special occasions. This yellow rice dish is glutinous (sweet/sticky) rice cooked in coconut milk and turmeric. The color yellow signifies good fortune, wealth, and royalty.
Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have nasi kunyit (turmeric glutinous rice) using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice):
- Prepare 1 kg Glutinous rice
- Get 1 tbsp Turmeric powder
- Make ready 1/2 medium Lime (juice)
- Get 4 clove Garlic (minced)
- Take 350 ml Coconut milk
- Prepare 4 tbsp Sugar
- Get 2 stick Cinnamon
- Take 1 clove Star anis
Yellow Glutinous rice is sometimes called Turmeric Glutinous Rice or what we locals would call "Nasi Kunyit" or "Pulut Kunyit". Whatever the name they are actually the same dish, made of glutinous rice and tumeric. Wash the glutinous rice, add the turmeric powder and dried tamarind peel. Lightly grease the steaming tray, put the pandan leaves at the bottom of the tray, set aside.
Instructions to make Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice):
- Soak the glutinous rice + turmeric powder + lime juice for at least 8 hours.
- Strain the glutinous rice
- Prepare the steam cooker. Put 1 stick cinnamon + star anis in the water.
- Put another 1 stick cinnamon together with the glutinous rice
- Steam the glutinous rice around 20 minutes until the rice cooked
- In the meantime boil the coconut milk + sugar + garlic
- 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.
- Shape it on the plate while its warm
Wash the glutinous rice, add the turmeric powder and dried tamarind peel. Lightly grease the steaming tray, put the pandan leaves at the bottom of the tray, set aside. Drain the soaked glutinous rice, take away the dried tamarind. Place a muslin cloth inside the steamer and evenly spread the soaked rice onto the cloth. To cool down the rice, use your finger or a spoon to make holes in the rice.
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