Uduk Rice Recipe

Uduk rice is original food from Betawi, Jakarta, Indonesia. Uduk rice literally means mixed rice in Betawi language based on its serving with another topping. Uduk rice is very tasty because is cooked using coconut milk. Cooking method of uduk rice is same with cooking method for cook plain rice. This is one of uduk rice recipe and how to cook it.

Ingredients:

• 450 grams of white rice
• 450 ml coconut milk
• 4 cm galangal then bruised it
• 2 stalks lemongrass then bruised it
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt

Cooking Method:

• Wash and rinse white rice untill clean, then soak it in a pot of water for 30 minutes.
• Drain it then steamed for approximately 30 minutes or until half-cooked then separate it.
• Boil the coconut milk in a pot and then put brusied galangal and lemongrass. 
• Put steamed white rice into boiled coconut milk then stir it slowly.
• Cook it untill coconut milk dries with medium heat.
• When uduk rice has cooked, we can serve it with fried onion, sliced omelet and sliced cucumber.

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Rica-Rica Chicken Recipe

Rica-rica chicken is original food from Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Rica means chili in Manado language so rica-rica chicken is chicken with chili. There are various recipe and method to cooking rica-rica chicken. This is the one recipe and method for cooking rica-rica chicken.

Ingredients:

• 1  whole chickens then cut up into 20 parts
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 3 stalks lemongrass then bruised it
• 1 ginger root segment then bruised it
• 5 pieces of orange leaves as enhancer scents
• 200 ml of approximately 1 cup water
• 5 tablespoons of cooking oil

Sauce Ingredients:

• 25 red chilli
• 35 red thai pepper
• 25 grains of red onion
• 2 teaspoons of salt

Cooking Method:

• Pieces of chicken meat washed with clean water then doused with lime juice and salt in order to eliminate chicken smell then let it for 10 minutes.
• Fried pieces of chicken until its colour lightly browned (half-cooked) then drain.
• After that, heat a few of vegetable oil and fry the sauce untill release the scent.
• Then input the chicken pieces along with ginger, orange leaves and lemongrass, and pour the water slowly.
• Cook until chicken pieces become mature and shrinking water. Lift and drain then serve while warm.
• Rica-rica chicken will be more delicious when added fried onions and a cucumber while serving. Good luck with this recipe.

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