EGG RICE ROLL ( Semar Mendem )

Ingredients :

250 gr              glutinous rice, soaked in water for ½ hour and drained

¾ cup               cooked thick coconut milk (from ¼ coconut)

1 tsp                 salt

for the filling :

150 gr              chopped/minced chicken

½ tsp                finely chopped garlic

½ tsp                salt

1 tbs                 sugar

½ tsp                coriander powder/fine pepper

for the omelettes :

4                      eggs

¼ cup               milk

1 tsp                 flour

¼ tsp                salt

3 tbs                 cooking oil to brush the pan

Method :

1. Steam the glutinous rice for 20 minutes and remove from steamer. Mix ¾ cup of cooked coconut milk with 1 tsp of salt and pour into the half cooked rice. Stir till evenly combined and steam again till rice become soft.
2. For the Filling : fry garlic till golden and add the remaining indredients. Stirfry till mixture become dry.
3. For the omelletes :  beat eggs and salt with a fork and add the milk and flour. Strain. Heat the cooking  pan and brush with oil. Make thin omelettes.
4. Take 1 tbs of glutinous rice and flatten it out. Place 1 tsp of filling in the centre and enclose filling with the rice. Shape the rice into a small cylinder and place it on the omelettes in the middle of the edge nearest to you. Fold the left and right edges towards centre and roll the omelettes away from you. Repeat this process till rice is finished