Name: Authentic Lontong Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 2 cups raw long-grain rice; 3 cups water (for steaming); 1 banana leaf (for lining); 2 stalks lemongrass (bruised); 400 ml coconut milk; 200 ml water; 1 large carrot (sliced); 1 large potato (cubed); 100g long beans (cut into 2-inch pieces); 100g cabbage (roughly chopped); 3 shallots (sliced); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 thumb-sized ginger (sliced); 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp dried shrimp paste (belacan), toasted; 2 tbsp cooking oil; 1 handful dried anchovies (ikan bilis), rinsed; 2 hard-boiled eggs (optional); Salt to taste; Sugar to taste

Lontong 🇲🇾 Malaysia

A dish of compressed rice cake served with vegetables and a coconut-based soup.

Rice Soup

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Rice cake vegetables coconut soup

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