Nasi liwet

Nasi liwet
Nasi liwet rice dish in rich coconut milk, chicken and egg.
CourseMain course
Place of originIndonesia
Region or stateSurakarta, Central Java
Created byCentral Javanese
Serving temperatureHot
Main ingredientsRice cooked in rich coconut milk surrounded with side dishes

Nasi liwet is a Central Javanese rice dish cooked in coconut milk, added with chicken broth, salam leaves, lemongrass, and spices, from Solo, Central Java, Indonesia. Thus, the rice has a rich, aromatic, and succulent taste. The uniqueness of nasi liwet is that it applies a traditional Javanese way of cooking rice in coconut milk. Another popular variant of the dish is the Sundanese style of nasi liwet from West Java. It is a unique Sundanese cuisine with different taste and presentation, from the Sundanese eating tradition called ngeliwet or botram (a dish made with banana leaves and eaten together).