Secret Ingredients
- 3 cups basmati rice or 3 cups jasmine rice
- 5 cm fresh turmeric, peeled and scraped (or you can use turmeric powder as a subtitute)
- 2 cups of thick coconut milk
- 2 cups water
- 1 salam leaf (you can use a bayleaf as a subtitute)
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 lemongrass, bruised or 2 tablespoons powdered lemon grass
- 1 teaspoon salt
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Directions
- Wash and drain the rice in a sieve or colander.
- Put the fresh turmeric in a blender with 1/4 cup water and process until fine. Strain through a sieve, pushing to extact all the juice. Measure 2 tablespoons and discard the rest. If fresh turmeric is not available, mix 2 teaspoons turmeric powder with 2 tablespoons of water.
- Put rice, turmeric water and all other ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Cover and bring to the boil over moderate heat. Stir, lower heat to the minimum and cook until the rice is done.
- Remove all leaves before serving. Serving with fried chicken, potato croquette and fresh cucumber.
- Helpful hints : If the rice seems to be too dry before the grains are soft and swollen, sprinkle with a little more water and continue cooking.
- If you have a rice cooker, you can do it easier by putting rice, turmeric water and all other ingredients in a rice cooker. Cover and let it cooked. Stir a bit while cooking, then cover and continue cooking. Usually after 20 minutes, the rice is ready.
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