Roughly chop 3 cloves of garlic and 5 shallots on a cutting board using a knife.
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Garlic and shallots must be chopped evenly so they fry together without burning.
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Roughly chop 3 cloves of garlic and 5 shallots on a cutting board using a knife.
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Garlic and shallots must be chopped evenly so they fry together without burning.
Smash 3 pieces of lemongrass with a knife.
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Lemongrass must be bruised well so essential oils release fully during cooking.
Remove the stem veins from 8 kaffir lime leaves by tearing and cutting the center.
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Leaf ribs must be removed otherwise they will leave a bitter taste in the rice.
Heat 1 tbsp cooking oil in a pan over low heat, add chopped garlic and shallots, stir continuously until golden and fragrant, then turn off the heat.
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Use low heat and stir constantly when frying shallots, otherwise high heat will burn them and cause bitterness.
Put 750g of washed rice into the rice cooker pot.
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Make sure the rice is washed clean and drained so the coconut milk ratio remains correct.
Pour 900ml of medium-thick coconut milk into the rice cooker pot containing the rice.
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Use medium-thick coconut milk so the nasi uduk is savory without becoming excessively greasy.
Add 2 tsp of salt and all the fried garlic and shallots into the pot.
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Make sure salt dissolves evenly when stirring so the salty flavor doesn't concentrate in one spot.
Stir all ingredients in the pot until well combined, then flatten the surface of the rice so it cooks evenly.
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The rice surface must be flattened so the coconut milk absorbs evenly and cooks without hard spots.
Add 2 pieces of crushed galangal, 2 pieces of bruised ginger, 3 pieces of lemongrass, 8 kaffir lime leaves, 3 Indonesian bay leaves, and 5 knotted pandan leaves.
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Pandan leaves must be bruised or cracked beforehand so their aroma releases fully.
Squeeze 1 slice of lime to extract the juice only, then pour it into the rice cooker pot.
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Lime juice helps prevent the rice from spoiling quickly, do not use too much or it will taste sour.
Close the rice cooker lid, press the cook button, and wait for 40 minutes until the nasi uduk is fully cooked with an aromatic spiced scent.
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Do not open the rice cooker lid frequently during cooking so heat doesn't escape and rice cooks evenly.
Open the rice cooker lid, stir the cooked nasi uduk with a rice paddle until fluffy and well mixed with spices, then serve on banana leaves with side dishes.
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Stir the rice gently after cooking to release moisture and keep the texture fluffy without clumping.