Nasi Uduk (Indonesian Coconut Rice)

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1. 1Step 1: Wash your rice, and then soak it in clean water for an hour.
2. 2Step 2: After one hour, drain your rice using strainer.
3. 3Step 3: Get a boiling pan, turn on the stove with small heat and then put cooking oil in it.
4. 4Step 4: When the oil is hot enough, put the garlic and shallots into the pan. Stir fry until they release their aroma.
5. 5Step 5: Add 100 ml of the coconut oil to the pan. Keep it stirred so it won't "break".
6. 6Step 6: Wait for few moments for the garlic and shallots to release their aroma once again, then add the spices (ginger, Indonesian bay leaves, cinnamon, lemon grass, galangal). Cook until the spices are infused to coconut milk.
7. 7Step 7: Add the remaining coconut milk and salt. Stir thoroughly. Bring to boil.
8. 8Step 8: When it's boiling softly, insert the rice and cook until the rice absorbs about 80-90% of the liquid. Stir occasionally.
9. 9Step 9: When the rice has absorbed most of the liquid, turn the heat off. Let the residual heat do the part.
10. 10Step 10: Get a steamer, fill it with water, bring to boil.
11. 11Step 11: Transfer the rice to steamer while discarding spices from the rice.
12. 12Step 12: Steam the rice for 30 minutes, and then transfer to a container to serve.
13. 13Step 13: Serve with side dishes and chili and peanut sauce ("sambal kacang") as condiment.