Nasi Kunyit ( Tumeric Rice)

This dish is very popular in Malaysia.  It is my personal favourite too.  It is served with chicken curry. I love to cook this rice during special occasion.  This is a recipe for cooking the tumeric rice.

Ingredients:

1 kg glutinous rice
4 large pieces tumeric root
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups thick coconut milk mixed in 1/2 teaspoon salt

Method:

Wash rice. Crush tumeric root and wrap in a muslin cloth. Add tumeric and salt to the rice and leave it overnight.

Line base of Chinese bamboo tray with banana leaves. Drain rice and spread it on the tray. Steam for one hour. Dish out rice into a pot and mix in the coconut milk. Stir well with a wooden spoon. Return rice to steamer and steam for another 15 minutes. Dish out and serve with chicken curry.