NASI DAGANG

                             NASI  DAGANG

4 cupak or 4.4 kg  nasi dagang soak overnight ( for 20 persons)
3 1/2  kati scraped coconut 
20 shallots finely sliced                ]
2" young ginger finely sliced      ]  (A)
4  tsp  halebah                              ]

4 level Tbsp salt                            ]
8 level Tbsp sugar                        ]  (B)

The steaming of dagang rice will take 2 hours .
METHOD
Soak dagang rice 6 hours
Squeeze coconut to get thick milk only . Divide into 2 bowls Put  (A)   in one bowl and (B) in another bowl.
Drain and rinse dagang rice and steam for 1/2 hr.  Bring it out to stir with second squeezed of coconut. Steam for 1/2 hr again.
Bring it out again to add (A) stir and steam for 1/2 hr. 
Bring it out again to add (B) stir and steam the final 1/2 hr. 

       CURRY TO SERVE WITH NASI DAGANG
1 chicken chopped
  Blend together:
12  shallots.                     2 Tbsp curry powder
4 buah keras                   4 buah pelarga
1 Tbsp ketumbar             1" piece fresh kunit
1/2" piece ginger             15 dried chillies
1 tsp belacan granules

1/3 scraped coconut fry and pound (kelisik)
1 coconut milk.
Method:
Fry blended ingredients, add chicken, a little water , diluted santan, and then thick coconut milk and lastly add kelisik.
salt to taste.