Gandul Rice (Nasi Gandul)

This rice is traditionally from one city at Java Island called Pati. I leaved there for 4 years (first four years of my life!) But I started to love this rice since I was in my high school year.

This is a nice rice but I admit that you will need more effort to make it. If I am the Lazy mom can make it, why don't you?

Should we start to discover the recipe now?

Gandul Rice (Nasi Gandul)

Meat Ingredients:

• 500 gr beef (cut it into cube) - Use brisket or tenderloin.
• 600 ml coconut oil
• 3 lime leaves
• 5 tbs sweet soy sauce
• 2 tbs palm sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• cooking oil

Meat's Pureed Ingredients:

• 10 cloves garlics
• 7 shallots (small size)
• 1 tsp coriander
• 2 cm galangal
• 2 cm lesser galangal (kencur)
• 5 candle nuts

Soup Ingredients:

• 300 gr beef cut into chunk.
• 500 ml thick coconut milk
• 1500 ml watery coconut milk ( I would mix 400 ml coconut milk with water)
• cooking oil
• 5 tbs sweet soy sauce
• 2 tbs palm sugar

Soup's Pureed Ingredients:

• 12 cloves garlics
• 8 shallots (small size)
• 2 cm ginger
• 2 cm galangal
• 2 cm lesser galangal (Kencur)
• 5 candle nuts
• 1 tbs coriander
• 1 tsp dry shrimp paste (Terasi)
• salt

Method for the meat:

• Heat cooking oil, saute the meat pureed ingredients until it is smell nice. Add in the lime leaves. Mix
• Add in coconut milk, palm sugar, sweet soy sauce and salt. Stir well.
• Add in meat and continue to cook it with lower heat until the meat become tender and absorbed.
• Put aside the meat and fry until it is brownies. You can either fry it or not.

Methods for Soup:

• Boil the meat until tender. Put aside. 
• Heat the pan, add cooking oil, saute the soup pureed ingredients until it smells nice and cooked. 
• Boil watery coconut oil, add in the saute soup pureed ingredients, also add in the meat.
• add in sweet soy sauce, palm sugar and salt. 
• add the thick coconut oil and cook until it is boiling and continue stirring. 
• Ready to serve. 

How to serve: 

• On a plate, put banana leaf, add the rice and the meat on top. 
• Add the soup on the top of it and sprinkle with fried shallots. 
• You can add side dish like Fried Tempe and Brown egg. 
• Ready to eat. 

 

 

It is kind of long recipe but it is worth to try! 

Hope this recipe will become your favorite too! 

Happy Cooking! 

-The Lazy Mom-