Nasi Kuning - Festive Yellow Rice. Indonisian Rice With Pandan..

This is an easy recipe for a traditional Indonisian style festive rice. The key flavours are lemongrass, coconut & pandan. This recipe is from 'Recipes from our Thai kitchen'. Nasi Kuning goes perfectly with 'kacang panjang kecap' (long beans in sweet soy sauce).

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 3-4

Ingredients

• 3  fresh pandan leaves (or 3 drops of pandan extract or paste)
• 2  stalks fresh lemongrass
• 2  cups  jasmine rice
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons turmeric powder
• 1  cup coconut milk
• 3 -4  fresh kaffir lime leaves, roughly shredded
•  salt

Directions

1. If using fresh pandan leaves, tie each leaf in 3-4 knots and set aside. Remove and discard outer leaves of fresh lemongrass stalks, then bruise the lemongrass by whacking it hard with the back of a cleaver or the corner of a soup can. After the stalks are slightly shredded and flexible, tie each in a knot and set aside.
2. Rinse uncooked jasmine rice a few times, until the water is just slightly cloudy, then drain. Put turmeric and 1 1/2 cups water in a small bowl, stir to combine.
3. Add turmeric water, pandan, lemongrass, coconut milk, kaffir lime leaves, and salt to taste to rice cooker. Stir well and cook. Transfer rice to a serving bowl, fluff it gently with a fork. Enjoy!