Lotong (Malay Compressed Rice)
INGREDIENTS- 2 cups/ 300g rice (washed & drained)
- 4 cups/ 1 litre boiling water
- 1 medium sheet banana leaf
- Cook rice in the water till soft.
- Transfer to a shallow square/ rectangular dish.
- Place a banana leaf over and press on it till rice is firmly packed.
- Stand a weight on it and leave aside till rice is cold.
- Turn out and cut into cubes.
You can serve the rice cubes or lontong with satay, sambal kacang (peanut sambal) or masak lodeh
(vegetable in coconut milk).