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LEMANG

Lemang is a traditional food made of glutinous rice, coconut milk and salt, cooked in a hollowed bamboo stick lined with banana leaves in order to prevent the rice from sticking to the bamboo. It is commonly found in maritime Southeast Asian countries, especially Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The bamboo tube containing glutinous rice, salt and coconut milk is placed slightly slanted on a small fire with the opening facing upwards and should be turned regularly in order to make it evenly cooked. It takes about 4–5 hours to cook lemang.


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Recipe of Lemang

Ingredients for Lemang
» 230g glutinous rice, soaked for 2-3 hours
» 1/2 tsp salt
» 250ml thin coconut milk (from ½ grated coconut)
» Banana leaf
» Aluminum

How to make lemang
» Steam glutinous rice for15 minutes.
» Sprinkle rice with the coconut milk every five minutes, using a fork to mix it in properly.
» Place a piece of banana leaf on a top of large sheet of aluminum foil.
» Spoon rice on banana leaf and press rice tightly together.
» Roll up rice with the banana leaf and foil into a cylindrical roll.
» Grill in oven for 10 minutes and serve with rending or serunding.
» you will also notice the water drying up
» remove from heat and allow red beans to cool