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Nasi Uduk Betawi - Jakarta Fragrant Coconut Rice
I have been saving the recipe for nasi uduk for some sort of celebration, and this being my 100th recipe (yay!) is a valid cause to celebrate, no? ♥ Nasi uduk is made from rice (especially jasmine rice) cooked in coconut milk and multitude of spices resulting in a super fragrant and flavorful rice.
Nasi uduk can be served as breakfast, with a simple side dish of telur dadar gulung (rolled fried egg). It can also be served as lunch/dinner, typically with ayam ungkep (fried chicken), fried tempeh, fried tofu, and sambal terasi (shrimp paste chili sauce) on top of the egg.
Method of cooking nasi uduk
Back in the days, cooking nasi uduk is just downright complicated. The rice needs to be half cooked in a pot on a stove, and then transfer to a steamer to finish the cooking process. My Mom still use that method to make her nasi uduk.
But a rice cooker and call it a day. Personally, I cannot perceive any difference in quality, but if you are a stickler to tradition, there are many nasi uduk recipes out there that still use the cook and steam method.
Nasi Uduk Betawi - Jakarta Fragrant Coconut Rice
Ingredients
- 2 cup rice (use the cup that comes with the rice cooker)
- 1/2 cup thick coconut milk (regular US cup)
- 2 1/2 cup water (regular US cup)
- 2 lemongrass (Indonesian: sereh), bruised and knotted
- 2 fresh/frozen pandan leaves, washed and knotted
- 4 Indonesian bay leaves (Indonesian: daun salam)
- 2 thin slices of ginger (Indonesian: jahe)
- 2 thin slices of galangal (Indonesian: lengkuas)
- 1 teaspoon coriander powder (Indonesian: bubuk ketumbar)
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a rice cooker pot and cook until ready.
- Let rest for 10 minutes before opening the lid.
- Remove the lemongrass, pandan, Indonesian bay leaves, ginger, and galangal. Stir with the rice cooker paddle.
- It is traditional to shape the rice with a cone mold (I just use a banana leaf and make it into a cone), but you can also just use a rice bowl to shape.
- Serve with ayam ungkep (fried chicken), tempeh goreng lengkuas (fried tempeh in galangal sauce), and telur dadar gulung (rolled fried egg).
Comments
hi, Anita, nasi uduknya look so yummy ^__^, I wanna try your recipe, itu gak pake garam? thanks, Ina
Hi Ina, ada garamnya kok, 1/8 sendok teh :) Silahkan dicoba ya.
Hi Anita, thank you for sharing the recipe! I tried this today but for some reason it was too mushy, maybe next time I'll add less water. Of course it was still super yummy! We had it with Ayam Pandan for dinner, everyone loved it!
Hi Dita, thank you for trying the recipe. I look through my ingredient list, and just realize I made a mistake with the water measurement, it should be 2.5 cup (625 ml) water instead of 4.5 cup (1125 ml) water :( I have already revised the recipe so others will not make the same mistake. Again, I am so sorry for this.
Haha that's why! At first I thought, "that's a lot of liquid" but I decided to follow the recipe anyway. No worries, it was just a little mushy, it still tasted really good and all of us enjoyed it :)
Tried this recipe it resulted in mushi cooked rice. I am using Royal Umbrella thai long grain rice. Usually we have equal liquid to the amount of rice but your recipe calls for 3cups liquid (hald a cup of coconut milk + 2 1/2cups of water) for just 2 cups of rice. In the future I would try just 1 1/2 of Heinz chicken broth.
I meant 1 1/2 cups of Heinz chicken broth.
Hi anita. Thank you for sharing the recipe. I am 10 years old and in kartini day i have a bazzar. I need to make Nasi uduk and your recipe is very helpful. Since i have a team, my friend wanted to thanked you , too ! Hi anita. I am sarah's friend, thank you for the recipe. Hi anita, i am janice. I am another friend of sarah. Thank you so much for the recipe.
Wow, I never imagine that my recipes are used by lovely children as well :) Good job guys on the Kartini day bazaar :)
Hello Anita, we just came back from a wonderful vacations in Bali and Komodo. In order to prolong our holiday feeling, I would like to cook above recipe. Since I do not have a rice cooker, I will use a regular pot on the stove. Could you please tell me how much rice (in grams or US cups) I need for the recipe! I checked the net an found that on ricecooker cup equals 180ml. Does that fit?! Best regards from Germany, Sabine
Hi Sabine, you are correct that rice cooker cup measurement is only 180 ml. For ease, you can assume rice cooker cup volume = 3/4 regular cup volume. Cheers :)
hi anita,i've tried this recipe already and its was so yummy,my child like it so much😁,thanks for sharing recipe👍👍👍
Hi Anita, mau tanya thick coconut milk kayak gimana ya? Beda nya apa sm regular coconut milk? Thanks!
Hi Steph, thick coconut milk itu di US dijual sebagai coconut cream, kalo di Indonesia biasanya santan kotak seperti merek Kara gitu. :)
Hi Anita, I'd like to try this recipe but I don't see any print button? Thank you!
Hi Eka, the print button is at the very top, right below the title and published date, and along with the jump to recipe button.
Love how easy and delicious this recipe is. It's perfect for a gathering or a party.
This is always a hit at our house! So good.
This fragrant rice sounds easy to make but so full of flavor! It's the perfect side for savory dishes.
This looks so good! We’ve not had it before but trying it ASAP! Thanks for the recipe!
Thank you for the recipee, kalau hanya mau masak 1 cup saja, kira2 hitungannya bagaimana yah? Santannya berarti pake yang coconut milk yah bukan coconut cream? Terima kasih yah...
Kalo 1 cup dan bukan 2 cup, bisa separuh resep saja kok. Aku biasanya pake coconut milk kalengan. :)
So I have made this 3 times now. The first time it came out great and the 2nd and 3rd time it turned out mushy. Next time I’m going to add the same (1/2C coconut milk) and enough water to fill it to the 2 cup line in my rice cooker. I think that should do the trick. Also I added a pinch more salt.
Hi Anita! Looking forward to cook this to our guests. Unfortunately we don't have fresh bay leaves but dried bay leaves and fresh lime leaves, should we just omit them?
Hi Adrina, you can use dried bay leaves, but please make sure that they are Indonesian bay leaves and not regular bay leaves. :) Otherwise, I would suggest omitting the bay leaves and use lime leaves (fresh/dried).
I used rice cooker but it failed. First I set to "Rice". Whn it finished, aft 45 minutes, it didn't fully cooked. So, I extended its cooking time but the result still the same. Could anyone please help me?
Hi Joe, if your rice cooker pot has a water measurement guide, you can usually follow the guide line to cook the perfect rice for your rice cooker.
First add 2 cups of rice (using the cup that come with your rice cooker, not a regular US size cup), then add coconut milk as stated in the recipe, and then top with enough water to come up to the "2 cup line" in your rice cooker pot. If you use this measurement, you should get the correct amount of liquid needed for your particular rice cooker, and the rice should cook perfectly.
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