Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Indonesian Rice Dishes - Lontong ( Compressed Rice )

Lontong is an Asian dish product of compressed rice that's then cut into tiny cakes. Its very talked-about in Indonesia and Malaysia, the dish is sometimes served cold or at area temperature with sauce-based dishes like Gado-gado, Soto Ayam, salads, and conjointly it is eaten as an accompaniment to alternative dishes like curries. In Indonesia, you do not got to create it by yourself since you'll get it prepared in ancient market with low-cost value.

Lontong is historically created by partly cooking the rice and packing it tightly into a rolled-up Banana leaves. The leaf is then secured and cooked in boiling water for concerning a pair of hours ormore. Once it's cooled, the rice compacts and may be split into bite-sized items. And since i do not notice banana leaf here, therefore I even have to switch it by using alumunium foil instead. Here's the way to create it.

Category : Rice

Difficulty : Medium

Cooking time : a pair of,5 - three hours

Ingredients

- ten tablespoons of basmati/jasmine rice

- alumunium foil

- 750 ml water

Directions

1. Rinse and stir the rice all right underneath water till the ensuing water becomes clear.

2. in a very pan over medium heat, bring the water to a boil and add within the salt. Slowly stir within the rice then let it boil and cook till the rice become sleek (but not as sleek as porridge). Add additional water if necessary.

3. When the rice is finished, shut down the warmth. Wait five minutes.

4. Take alumunium foil, wrap the rice (see the picture)

5. Boil the water and place lontong to cook for two,5 to three hours. When cooking, puncture the foil with toothpick that the water can undergo within and create it cook. Add some water whereas cooking.