Nasi liwet
Nasi liwet is a Central Javanese rice dish cooked in coconut milk, added with chicken broth, salam leaves, lemongrass, and spices, from Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. Thus, the rice has a rich, aromatic, and succulent taste.
Background
The uniqueness of nasi liwet is that it applies a traditional Javanese way of cooking rice in coconut milk. Another popular variant of the dish is the Sundanese style of nasi liwet from West Java. It is a unique Sundanese cuisine with different taste and presentation, from the Sundanese eating tradition called ngeliwet or botram.Serving
Nasi liwet is topped with a few small slices of omelette, shredded chicken that has been cooked in coconut milk, and a spoonful of a thick aromatic coconut cream called kumut. Served alongside nasi liwet is opor ayam, telur pindang, tempeh, and labu siam as the vegetable.Traditionally, the pan used for cooking was made of clay. The taste and aroma are generally better if it is cooked on a wood fire, but different regions have different ways of preparing it. Traditionally, it is served on a banana leaf or teak leaf. Frequently, people prefer teak leaves to plates because of the natural fragrance of the leaf. Nasi liwet complements always consist of coconut milk.