Nasi uduk is an Indonesia

Indonesia

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n style steamed

Steaming

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 rice

Rice

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 cooked in coconut milk

Coconut milk

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 dish originally from Jakarta

Jakarta

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, which can be widely found across the country.

Etymology

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.

Preparation

Nasi uduk is made by cooking rice soaked in coconut milk

Coconut milk

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 instead of water, clove

Clove

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, 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

Sambal

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 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

Tempeh

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, 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

Sambal

Sambal is a chili based sauce which is normally used as a condiment. Sambals are popular in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the southern Philippines and Sri Lanka, as well as in the Netherlands and in Suriname through Javanese influence. It is typically made from a variety of chili peppers and is...

 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.

Popularity

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.

Variants

Each neighbourhood in Jakarta has its own variant of the dish, the most notable being Nasi uduk Slipi from West Jakarta.

There are similar dishes in Malaysia, Brunei

Brunei

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, Singapore

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 and Southern Thailand

Southern Thailand

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 called nasi lemak

Nasi lemak

Nasi lemak is a dish sold in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Riau Islands and Southern Thailand. The dish is considered the national dish and a national heritage of Malaysia. It is not to be confused with Nasi Dagang sold on the east coast of Malaysia or Terengganu and Kelantan although both dishes...

. Other slightly different dish is nasi ulam

Nasi ulam

Nasi ulam is a steamed rice dish mixed with various herbs, especially the leaves of pegagan or often replaced with kemangi , vegetables, spices and accompanied with various side dishes...

.

See also

• Nasi bogana
  Nasi Bogana
  Nasi Bogana or Nasi Begana, pronounced as Nah-see Boh-gâna, is an Indonesian style rice dish, originally from Tegal, Central Java. It is usually wrapped in Banana leaves and served with a variety of side dishes....
  
  
• Nasi campur
• Nasi goreng
  Nasi goreng
  Nasi goreng, literally meaning "fried rice" in Indonesian, can refer simply to fried pre-cooked rice, a meal including stir fried rice in small amount of cooking oil or margarine, typically spiced with kecap manis , shallot, garlic, tamarind and chilli and accompanied with other ingredients,...
  
  
• Nasi kebuli
  Nasi kebuli
  Nasi kebuli is an Indonesian style spicy steamed rice dish cooked in goat broth, milk and ghee and popular among Arab community in Indonesia and Betawi people in Jakarta. Nasi kebuli was influenced by Arab culture and its origin can be traced to Middle eastern cuisine, especially Yemeni Arabian...
  
  
• Nasi kucing
  Nasi kucing
  Nasi kucing is an Indonesian rice dish that originated from Yogyakarta, Semarang, and Surakarta but has since spread. It consists of a small portion of rice with toppings, usually sambal, dried fish, and tempeh, wrapped in banana leaves.-Etymology:...
  
  
• Nasi kuning
  Nasi kuning
  Nasi Kuning is an Indonesian rice dish cooked with coconut milk and turmeric, hence the name nasi kuning . Nasi kuning might come in the form of a cone called a tumpeng and is usually eaten during special events...
  
  
• Nasi lemak
  Nasi lemak
  Nasi lemak is a dish sold in Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Riau Islands and Southern Thailand. The dish is considered the national dish and a national heritage of Malaysia. It is not to be confused with Nasi Dagang sold on the east coast of Malaysia or Terengganu and Kelantan although both dishes...
  
  
• Nasi liwet
  Nasi liwet
  Nasi liwet is a kind of food from Solo, Central Java. As we know, rice is usually cooked in water, but nasi liwet is rice cooked in coconut milk. This is a traditional Javanese way of cooking, from the past until now. In the past, the pan used for cooking was made of clay...
  
  
• Nasi pecel
  Nasi pecel
  Nasi pecel is a Javanese rice dish served with pecel . The vegetables are usually kangkung or water spinach, long beans, cassava leaves, papaya leaves, and in East Java often used kembang turi. It tastes best when eaten with fried tempeh and traditional cracker called peyek...
  
  
• Nasi ulam
  Nasi ulam
  Nasi ulam is a steamed rice dish mixed with various herbs, especially the leaves of pegagan or often replaced with kemangi , vegetables, spices and accompanied with various side dishes...
  
  

External links

• Jakarta Mixed Rice (Nasi Uduk) recipe