Uduk Rice With Peanut Sambal

Talk about rice again,Indonesia have many rice creation.One of all is Uduk Rice.I think u never heard it.Uduk rice maybe looks like simple steamed rice.But,when you taste it you will know the different.Its more tasted than simple rice.This food usually aviable in some event in Indonesian.Because it is Indonesia Tradisional food.Now.lets move to recipe

Ingredients:

1. 500 grams Uncooked Rice
2. 6 Bay Leaves  
3. 3 stalks Lemon Grass, bruise to release flavor 
4. 3 cm Greater Galangal, peeled and bruise to release flavor  
5. 600 cc Coconut Milk, mix with 200 cc water 
6. 1 teaspoon Salt  
7. 2 Pandan Leaves, tied in a knot to release the authentic Pandan fragrance
8.  1/2 teaspoon Coriander Powder 
9. 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg Powder

Side Dish:



Fried Shallots (Slice thinly 5 shallots, deep fried until golden brown, to fry shallots only takes a minute or two, do not over fry it or it will taste very bitter)
Sliced Omelette (beat 1 egg, add 2 tablespoons plain milk, a pinch or salt and white pepper powder then make an omelette, roll and slice thinly)

Peanut Sambal:

1. 100 grams Peanut, fried until golden brown, grinded 
2. 5 Red Chilies, grinded  
3. 1 teaspoon Salt 
4. 1 teaspoon Sugar  
5. Lime Juice (from 1 Lime) 
6. 150 ml Water

Directions:

Rice

1. Clean uncooked rice with water, drain. 
2. Steam rice for 30 minutes, set aside.  
3. Boil coconut milk in a pot, add lemon grass, bay leaves, galangal, pandan leaves, salt, coriander powder and nutmeg powder. Cook in low fire, keep stirring until it boils. 
4. Put in steamed rice into the pot, cook until the rice absord all coconut milk.  
5. Re-steam coconut rice for 30 minutes. 
6. Serve with fried shallots, sliced omelette and peanut sambal.

Peanut Sambal:

1. Mix grinded peanut with water, add grinded chilies, salt, sugar and lime juice.
2. Mix it well, set aside.