Easiest Way to Make Tasty Nasi Kunyit (Turmeric Glutinous Rice)

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.

I was about to write a rain cheque for this week's MM post but that was before I saw the delicious nasi lemak kuning (yellow coconut rice) at my favourite Makcik Manggis' blog Jom Masak. How to Prepare: Wash rice until water runs clear. Drain and pour in the coconut milk. You can cook 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. It's 1 kg of Glutinous rice.
2. Prepare 1 tbsp of Turmeric powder.
3. You need 1/2 medium of Lime (juice).
4. You need 4 clove of Garlic (minced).
5. You need 350 ml of Coconut milk.
6. You need 4 tbsp of Sugar.
7. Prepare 2 stick of Cinnamon.
8. Prepare 1 clove of Star anis.

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. Nasi Kunyit is glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and turmeric. This celebratory rice dish is usually served during weddings and special occasions. The glutinous rice will turn into a nice yellow color however the crushed tumeric has to be very gently washed out from the rice just before steaming.

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.

Nasi kuning is a popular rice dish in Southeast Asia, especially in the Southeast Asia regions. The rich golden yellow color is perfect to celebrate special occasion such as birthday, wedding, baby shower, etc. Learn how to make easy and aromatic turmeric rice or what we call nasi kuning in Indonesia. 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.