Indonesian Recipes (Bali, Java) - Rice Cooked in a Clay Pot (Nasi Liwet)  Recipe

Ingredients

• 500 g/18 oz rice

• about 750 ml/1 1/4 pints (3 1/2 cups)

• cold water

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Method:

1. Wash the rice thoroughly and put it in a saucepan of cold water.

2. The rice should be covered with water to a depth as thick as a finger. Cover and bring to the boil.

3. As soon as the water has been absorbed by the rice, stir it briefly and reduce the heat to the lowest flame possible.

4. Keep covered and continue cooking for another 10-15 minutes.

Note: This dish is traditionally cooked in a clay pot, covered with a banana leaf that will give its distinctive aroma to the rice.