KETUPAT (COMPRESSED RICE CAKE)

Ingrediants:

300 g. rice (cleaned & drained)

15-20 ketupat cases (young coconut leaves folded into parcels)

water for boiling

How to prepare:

1. Fill rice into ketupat it cases to just under half full.
2. Pull the ends to secured it. Then tie the ends of six ketupat cases together for easy handlings.
3. Boil water in a large pot.
4. Place the ketupat into the pot. Cook for 3-4 hours, stirrings once in a while, until the rice fills the ketupat. Add more water when necessary.
5. When cooked, remove from heat. Hang them to dry completely.

To serve:
Serve with rendang or spicy peanut sauce.