Vegetarian Balinese Recipe

Nasi Kuning Recipe

Name: Nasi Kuning (Yellow Rice)
Cuisine: Balinese
Ingredients: 2 cups White rice; 100ml Coconut milk; 2 tbsp Turmeric juice; 1 stalk Lemongrass; 1 pc Pandan leaf; 2 pcs Lime leaves

Yellow Rice

This authentic Nasi Kuning recipe comes straight from the kitchen of our Balinese cooking class in Ubud. We make it the traditional way our family has for generations — with fresh local ingredients and hand-ground spice paste. Follow along below, or join us in Bali to cook it hands-on with a local chef.

Ingredients

2 cups White rice
100ml Coconut milk
2 tbsp Turmeric juice
1 stalk Lemongrass
1 pc Pandan leaf
2 pcs Lime leaves

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We teach this dish hands-on in our Ubud cooking class — market tour, spice paste, and all the chef's secrets included.

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Cook this dish with us in Bali

Join our small-group Balinese cooking class in Ubud — visit the local market, grind your own spice paste, and cook Nasi Kuning the authentic way.

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