Nasi bakar (
Indonesian for "burned or grilled rice") refers to
steamed rice seasoned with spices and ingredients and wrapped in
banana leaf secured with lidi semat (a small needle made of a central rib of coconut leaf) and later grilled upon charcoal fire. The burned banana leaf produced a unique aroma on the rice. The banana leaf package is opened upon consumption. It is a relatively newly developed
Indonesian dish around the early 2000s, probably derived from
nasi timbel rice wrapped in banana leaves. (Source?)
There are many variants of nasi bakar according to its ingredients, such as fried chicken, empal gepuk (fried beef),
anchovy, peda fish,
milkfish,
salted fish,
shrimp, mushroom,
tempeh, tofu, salted duck egg etc.[1]
Gallery
Wrapped nasi bakar ayam (chicken grilled rice)
Nasi bakar ayam, chicken rice baked in a banana leaf
Nasi bakar ayam with tempeh and tofu
Nasi bakar teri (anchovy) with fried prawn and sambal as side dishes
Nasi bakar (
Indonesian for "burned or grilled rice") refers to
steamed rice seasoned with spices and ingredients and wrapped in
banana leaf secured with lidi semat (a small needle made of a central rib of coconut leaf) and later grilled upon charcoal fire. The burned banana leaf produced a unique aroma on the rice. The banana leaf package is opened upon consumption. It is a relatively newly developed
Indonesian dish around the early 2000s, probably derived from
nasi timbel rice wrapped in banana leaves. (Source?)
There are many variants of nasi bakar according to its ingredients, such as fried chicken, empal gepuk (fried beef),
anchovy, peda fish,
milkfish,
salted fish,
shrimp, mushroom,
tempeh, tofu, salted duck egg etc.[1]
Gallery
Wrapped nasi bakar ayam (chicken grilled rice)
Nasi bakar ayam, chicken rice baked in a banana leaf
Nasi bakar ayam with tempeh and tofu
Nasi bakar teri (anchovy) with fried prawn and sambal as side dishes