Bubur Lambuk (Savoury porridge in coconut milk)

This porridge is quite easy to make and very delicious. It's one of my family's favourite dish and a dish I love to cook during the holy month of Ramadan. I hope you and your loved ones will enjoy this dish as much as we do.

Ingredients;

3 cups of rice

some water to cook the rice

1/2 kg of sliced beef

1 packet of coconut milk

sea-salt to taste

a few cloves and star anise

some olive oil 

For paste;

3-4 large red onions

7-8 cloves of garlic

1-2 tablespoon of black pepper 

1 tablespoon of corriander seeds

a handful of raw anchovies (ikan bilis)

For garnishing:

Some chopped parsley and spring onions

Some fried shallots

fried anchovies (ikan bilis)

sliced omelette

Methods;

1) Rinse the rice, drain and set aside. Blend onions, garlic, black pepper and corriander seeds with some water till it turns into a smooth paste. 

2) In a boiling pot, heat up some olive oil, add the cloves and star anise and fry for a few seconds. Next, add the paste. Fry the paste for a few minutes till fragrant then add the meat. Continue to fry till the meat changes colour. Add water, about 2 litres and boil for half an hour.

3) Next add the rice and cook till the rice turn to porridge. Lastly, add the coconut milk and sea salt to taste. Keep adding water to the porridge until you get the right consistency.

4) Serve hot in a bowl and garnish as shown in the pix shown below.