Ingredients:
300g nasi dagang rice or substitute with 200g
Good grade Siamese rice mixed with 100g glutinous rice
1 grated coconut to extract 3/4 cup thick coconut milk and 3/4 cup thin coconut milk
1/4 tsp fenugreek seeds ( halba )
2 cloves garlic, sliced finely
3 shallots, sliced finely
2cm young ginger, sliced finely
1/2 tsp salt
How to cook:
Wash rice well and soak for five to six hours. Drain well, then steam rice for 20 to 25 minutes or until half-cooked.Stir in thin coconut milk and continue steaming for 15 minutes until rice is nearly cooked. Combine thick coconut milk, shallots, garlic, ginger, fenugreek and salt. Stir into the cooked rice then steam once more for 10 to 15 minutes or until rice is properly cooked.
To serve:
Serve rice with kari ikan tongkol - Yellow Fin Tuna Curry