Indonesia

Lontong Sayur

Name: Lontong Sayur
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 300 g Rice (for lontong); as needed Banana leaves (or a mould); 500 ml Coconut milk; 200 g each Chayote & tofu; spice paste Shallots, garlic, candlenuts; aromatics Galangal, bay, lemongrass; to serve Sambal & fried shallots

Indonesian rice cakes in coconut-vegetable soup

Lontong are firm rice cakes cooked in banana leaves - an Indonesian festive and breakfast staple, served here as lontong sayur.

The rice cakes are served in a mild coconut soup with chayote and tofu; a beloved holiday meal, for instance at Lebaran.

Servings4

Time90 min

LevelAdvanced

Ingredients

Rice (for lontong)300 g
Banana leaves (or a mould)as needed
Coconut milk500 ml
Chayote & tofu200 g each
Shallots, garlic, candlenutsspice paste
Galangal, bay, lemongrassaromatics
Sambal & fried shallotsto serve

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Wrap rice tightly in banana leaves and boil long to make lontong.
Fry the spice paste with galangal and lemongrass.
Pour in coconut milk, cook chayote and tofu.
Slice the lontong.
Arrange the rice cakes in the coconut soup, serve with sambal.

Make it original

Coconut milk and galangal for lontong sayur are in the Asia Boutique.

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