Ingredients:

• 500g – Rice (soaked overnight)
• 750ml – Coconut Milk
• 1 tsp – Lime paste (air kapur)
• water (optional)
• 2 – screw pine leaves
• a pinch of salt
• 350g – Brown sugar
• 150 ml – water

Method:

1. Wash the rice and let it soak overnight with 1 tsp lime paste (airkapur).
2. Then toast and steam it with coconut milk, knotted screw pine leaves and salt for 30 minutes or until the milk evaporates.
3. Once cooked, take a fork and turn it anti-clock wise and loosen the rice.
4. Leave it to cool.
5. Mix brown sugar and water and cook in a pan.
6. For those who are using gula merah, sieve it first.
7. Leave the sugar syrup to boil for at least 5 minutes.
8. Lower the flame and mix in the rice and mix it thoroughly. Stir constantly for 3 minutes and turn off the flame.
9. Pour it into a bowl with the rice, mix well and leave it to cool before serving.

Recipe courtesy of Sudha Mohan