A basic nasi uduk; from a shop in the Netherlands |
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| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Jakarta |
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| Course served | Main course |
| Serving temperature | Hot or room temperature |
| Main ingredient(s) | Rice cooked in coconut milk with various side dishes |
| Variations | Nasi lemak |
Nasi uduk is an Indonesian style steamed rice cooked in coconut milk dish originally from Jakarta,[1] which can be widely found across the country.
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Nasi uduk literally means mixed rice in Indonesian. The name describes the dish preparation itself which requires more ingredients than common rice cooking and also varieties additional side dishes.
Nasi uduk is made by cooking rice soaked in coconut milk instead of water, clove, cassia bark, and lemongrass.
Nasi uduk is commonly served with assorted additional side dishes, such as eggs (omelette, shredded omelette, or telur balado, a hard boiled egg in sambal sauce), empal (fried beef), fried chicken or ayam suwir (shreded chicken), teri kacang (anchovy with peanuts), bihun goreng (rice vermicelli), fritters such as fried tempeh, perkedel kentang (potato patties) or perkedel jagung (corn fritter), emping (melinjo chips) or krupuk bawang (onion cracker), and bawang goreng (fried onion) sprinkled on the top of the rice. Additional side dishes might be added according to one's taste. Hot chili sambal is also common in nasi uduk preparation. The most common type of sambal that usually served with nasi uduk is sambal kacang (peanut sambal), it is also optional as a condiment.
Nasi uduk is a popular dish for the busy commuters in Jakarta, mainly because it's both affordable (one serving costs on average Rp5000,- or about $0.50). It can be found throughout the day, some roadside stalls open exclusively in the morning, noon, or night, depending on the demographic of the surrounding areas. Stalls located near schools usually open at noon, while the ones near offices usually opens at night.
Each neighbourhood in Jakarta has its own variant of the dish, the most notable being Nasi uduk Slipi from West Jakarta.[2]
There are similar dishes in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and Southern Thailand called nasi lemak. Other slightly different dish is nasi ulam.
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