How To Make Lontong~Rice Cakes

Lontong or rice cakes are rice cooked in banana leaves. They are often served with dishes such as Sayur Lodeh, Gado-Gado, Soto Ayam, Satay, etc.
Ingredients
Long Grain Rice, washed & drain well
Banana Leaves
Bay Leaf
Sea Salt
Peanut Sauce: www.seasaltwithfood.com/2014/0...
Satay: www.seasaltwithfood.com/2013/1...
Soto Ayam: www.seasaltwithfood.com/2008/1...
For Full Recipe: www.theflavoursofasia.com/2015...

[@kollepapendell4092]

do you need to cook the rice before putting it in the banana leaf?

[@anjaliveer]

Hello Ms Asia thanx for this recipe... i made gado gado without lontong n now i can make satay, gado gado n kuah lemak having this lontong.... thank you again... :)

[@Seasaltwithfood]

Anjali Kumar You're welcome.

[@cfcheong421]

Flavours Of Asia hkpp0pm

[@xanh01]

I will cook lontong for my Indonesian lovely wife tomorrow. Thank you.

[@Seasaltwithfood]

+xanh01 Great! I hope it turned out well and thanks for the comment.

[@shelakroes990]

thanks for the recipe,I will try to make this for my open house celebration this weekend.

[@Seasaltwithfood]

You're most welcome...Selamat Raya :-)

[@shelakroes990]

+Flavours Of Asia Thanks sis

[@thelayman6189]

Stapler, scissors.... Great kitchen accessories

[@user-no9im9px6e]

are you sarcastic?

[@joycelyntan9464]

Hi, do I need to soak the banana leaf in water before I use it? Or just wash it with water will do?

[@miskyloo887]

Give it a wash and run it briefly over an open flame to make it soft and flexible, otherwise it may crack when folding..

[@viviangozali7569]

Hi I love all your receipt, do you have turnip cake ( chai thau ) receipt

[@Seasaltwithfood]

Vivian Gozali Thanks for the support. I've the recipe, will try video next time.

[@yongsuanlin6255]

Thanks you. Make me hungry.
Bring me back to my malay nanny in jalan kayu. 

[@Seasaltwithfood]

Suan Lin Yong You're welcome my dear..xx

[@user-no9im9px6e]

brings me back to the pasar malam

[@panjisuryo8623]

good

[@Seasaltwithfood]

Thanks.

[@tantapinem5482]

You can tie it using banana leave that u cut before. You can use tooth pick too

[@Seasaltwithfood]

Thanks for the idea.

[@elevate32767]

cool! very similar to filipino suman

[@Seasaltwithfood]

That's interesting...Thanks for sharing :-)

[@PaulSilent]

Suman is a rice cake originating in the Philippines. It is made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, often wrapped in banana leaves or buli or buri palm (Corypha) leaves for steaming. In Indonesia that is called lupis (sweet dish). Burasa or buras is a type of rice dumpling cooked with coconut milk packed inside a banana leaf pouch. It is a delicacy of the Bugis and Makassar people of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and often consumed as a staple to replace steamed rice or ketupat. It is similar to lontong, but with richer flavour acquired from coconut milk.

[@skydiver6008]

What is long grain rice? is it glutinous rice, Jasmne rice or Basmati Rice ?

[@Seasaltwithfood]

Long grain rice or jasmine rice.

[@clementyellow]

My aunts were telling me how if it was made this way it is much more fragrant than the way that a lot of people make it now, which is with plastic bags.
How much do you fill up each of the banana leave cylinders? halfway? two thirds?

[@Seasaltwithfood]

I filled about 1/3, you can add slightly more (up to 1/2) for firmer lontong rice.

[@clementyellow]

what about your rice? Have you soaked it in water overnight?

[@raikey2176]

Suman

[@fordhouse8b]

Now if only I could find some banana leaves in my neck of the woods! Is there any kind of substitute?

[@Seasaltwithfood]

fordhouse8b How about frozen banana leaves? There are couple other method to make the rice cakes without the leaf but it won't taste the same. I'll try to make a video soon.

[@neurocosm]

Flavours Of Asia -corn husks? like used to make tamales?

[@Seasaltwithfood]

neurocosm Corn husks sounds like a good idea..hv to seal it really well. Thanks for the suggestions. xx

[@neetulal1020]

R u using cooked rice??

[@Seasaltwithfood]

+Neetu Lalmalani raw rice.

[@mojogtj]

That does not look like raw rice

[@merika206]

mojogtj Yeah I thought the same thing. Maybe half cooked?

[@auriongray]

Is there a difference between this and the ketupat?

[@Seasaltwithfood]

not much diff...just the leaf aroma.

[@auriongray]

@@Seasaltwithfood thanks. Because it is difficult to find the leaves that are used for the ketupat where I live.

[@Seasaltwithfood]

I can't find over here too..I think we called it Daun Nipah.

[@pig057]

So easy ! But took 2hours ... Haha

[@Seasaltwithfood]

Vivian Low Yes, it's easy to make.

[@tindway8906]

dangerous to use staples. Can accidentally be consumed.