Traditional Lontong aka Rice Cake

Ingredients:

3 cups Jasmine Rice ~ washed & drained

Banana Leaves

Lontong cylinder

Directions/Instructions:

1. Clean the banana leaves, and cut the shape of the cylinder mold.  Warm them up a little on an open fire briefly (This helps the banana leaves stay soft and avoid cracking)
2. Roll each leaf into a cylinder and fill out half the cylinder with the rice. (Eg. If the cylinder is 20cm roll in length, fill up the rice below half of 20cm, which is about 10cm)  Continue until use up all the rice.
3. Prepare a big pot of water and bring it to a boil, add some salt.  Place the lontong cylinder inside the pot.  Cover the lid and let it boil for 30 mins over medium heat.  Off the heat and let it sit for another 30 mins, do not remove the lid.
4. After 30 mins, make sure all the lontong cylinders submerge in the water.  Cover the lid and bring to a boil for another 30 mins over medium heat.  Off the heat again and let it sit for another 30 mins.  Repeat this process together 3x.
5. Once done, remove them from the water and let them cool for about an hour or more before opening remove the lontong from the cylinder.