About yellow rice

Yellow rice is typical Indonesian food,similar to fried rice and "Nasi Uduk", yellow rice cooked from processed rice, coconut milk and concoction of spices.
The difference is Yellow Rice use turmenic for natural dye. In the presentation, yellow rice accompanied by various side dishes such as chicken, boiled egg, sliced omelet, "Tempe", catfish, urap, and so forth.
The yellow rice usual served for celebration, wedding, circumcision, inauguration, traditional ceremony. Yellow rice is shaped like a mountain called rice cone. This rice is served on a banana leaf-covered tray with a variety of side dishes, rice cone becomes a symbol of gratitude and prayer.

History of the Yellow Rice

Yellow rice has been known by the people of the archipelago, especially the Malay community since long. he usual yellow rice is served for the celebration as a symbol of gratitude and hope.
Java community for example, usually presents yellow rice during celebration or during custom procession. Accompanied by special side dish of chicken ingkung, chicken dish whole (boiled) intact with coconut milk, and various spices such as onion, garlic, turmeric, and candlenut.

Variations of Yellow Rice Servings

1. Manado Yellow Rice

The presentation of Manado yellow rice is quite unique. Yellow rice with side dish of serundeng, fried potatoes, and fried rice noodle wrapped in leafy (Janur) or young coconut leaves.
Manado yellow rice can be eaten in the morning, afternoon, and evening. You can also eat yellow rice Manado with balado egg side dish, balado chicken, and of course pepies pepper, typical of Manado steady sauce.

2. Yellow Rice Samarinda

Yellow rice is also a popular food in Samarinda, East Kalimantan. In fact, in Samarinda there is an area called fried rice, In this place, yellow rice served at morning, noon, and night with a side dish typical of Samarinda, fish haruan or fish cork.

3. Yellow Rice Banjar

Equally in the region of Kalimantan, yellow rice banjar similar to serving yellow rice from Samarinda. Both are harried fish harvested and eaten morning, noon, and night. Another distinct feature of Banjar yellow rice is the use of (Herbang Herbs) and (Unus Rice), a typical rice of Borneo which is thinner and dry-textured.

4. Yellow Rice Java

Java typical yellow rice is often served with a variety of side dishes such as coconut serundeng, sliced omelet, dried (Tempe), fried chicken, boiled egg, fries, potato cakes, and so forth.

Yellow Rice Recipe

Material:

• 1 liter of good quality rice
• 3 cm turmeric (peel the skin and then fine scar)
• ¾ liter of coconut milk
• 3 bay leaves
• 2 lemongrass (crushed)
• 4 cloves of red onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 grain of pecan
• 2 clove seeds
• salt
  and water

How To Cook

First wash the rice clean and drain. After that, puree turmeric, onion, garlic, and candlenut. Then, stir-fry until fragrant and add coconut milk and cook until boiling. After boiling, a yellow spice sauce that has been boiling with rice. Use a filter to take only the water. Then add other spices such as cloves, lemongrass, bay leaves, and stir until blended.

After flattening, add water up to two fingers from the surface of the rice. Tanak rice while stirred up to the water. The next step, steam the rice for approximately 15-30 minutes. After cooking, remove the yellow rice and serve with a variety of side dishes.