Yellow Turmeric Glutinous Rice with Coconut Filling

Hi bloggers and food lovers, I hope you’re having a great day, welcome to September! Today I’m going to share a traditional Indonesian dish that I often make for special occasions. It’s called pulut kuning, which is pulut means glutinous rice, and kuning. means yellow. Pulut kuning can be served with a variety of side dishes, such as roasted chicken, a coconut filling, or even rendang. This time, I’m making it with a coconut filling topping. Okay, let’s get right to it:

Ingredients:

• 2 kg glutinous rice
• coconut milk from 2 coconuts
• 4 packets turmeric powder
• 16 pandan leaves
• 2 slices asam kandis
• grated coconut from 2 coconuts
• 500 grams brown sugar
• 1 packet vanilla powder
• 1 glass water

Steps:

Yellow Glutinous Rice:

• Wash the glutinous rice, then soak it in a mixture of water, turmeric powder, and asam kandis pieces for 12 hours

• After 12 hours, drain the glutinous rice

• Place the glutinous rice in a large wok

• Add coconut milk starch until the rice is submerged

• Cook the glutinous rice until half-cooked

• Prepare a steamer

• Place about 12 pandan leaves in the steamer

• Add the half-cooked glutinous rice to the steamer

• Steam the glutinous rice until fully cooked and soft

• Set aside and let cool

Coconut Filling:

• Melt the brown sugar with water until it dissolves

• Add 4 tied pandan leaves to the mixture

• Once the sugar has melted, add the shredded coconut

• Stir until well combined

• Add the vanilla powder, then stir again until everything is well combined and the coconut begins to dry out

• Serve the yellow glutinous rice on a plate topped with the coconut filling

• Yellow Turmeric Glutinous Rice with Coconut Filling is ready to eat