Nasi liwet is an indonesian dish rice dish cooked in coconut milk, chicken broth and spices, from solo, central java, indonesia. common steamed rice is usually cooked in water, but nasi liwet is rice cooked in coconut milk, chicken broth, salam leaves and lemongrass, thus giving the rice a rich, aromatic and succulent taste. nasi liwet is a traditional javanese way of cooking rice in coconut milk. there is one variant of liwet rice, the style of nasi liwet sunda from west java with its unique sundanese cuisine a different taste and presentation from sundanese eating tradition called ngeliwet or botram (a dish made with banana leaves and eaten together).

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