NASI DAGANG - RICE COOKER

Nasi Dagang (serves 4)

From Toh Puan Rosita binti Abdullah’s “Kulit Manis – A Taste of Terengganu’s Heritage” as publishedhere

Modified from Annelicious who in turn referenced her recipe from Nor Zalina’s Pondering,Wendyinkk  and Terengganu Tourism with minor changes

Ingredients

• 2 cups Thai jasmine rice (beras)
• 1 cup of  glutinous rice (pulut)
• 5 shallots, thinly sliced (bawang merah)
• 1 thumb sized ginger, thinly julienned (halia)
• 1tbsp fenugreek (halba)
• 2 cups of coconut milk
• 1cup of water
• 1 tsp Salt

Method

1. Wash and soak glutinous rice for 90 mins. Wash and add in jasmine rice, soak both rice together for another 30mins. Drain well with sieve or colander and set aside.
2. Transfer the rice, water and coconut milk into a rice cooker and stir well with wooden spatula under wll incorporated. Set to “rice cooking” mode and start the cooking process.
3. Once the rice is cooked, add in fenugreek, ginger, shallots and toss well to combine.
4. Switch the rice cooker to “keep warm” mode for another 30mins before serving.
5. Serve Nasi dagang with gulai ikan tongkol and acar timun.