Lemang or glutinous rice rolled in banana leaves are one of many delicacies, enjoyed by many Malaysians especially during Eid celebration.

I first introduce Lemang in 2011. I wrote a lengthy post about how Eid is celebrated in Malaysia.



In previous post, glutinous rice was cooked in rice cooker prior.  This time, glutinous rice was cooked using microwave. Do read the instruction as well as note below.

This is a cheat way of making lemang, not as authentic... as in filling up the bamboo cavity with glutinous rice, add coconut milk, cook over open flame for hours :(.
The purpose of bamboo is to hold its cylindrical shape, without it, we still get Lemang as long as banana leaves is used.
This quick fix aka cheat way is a saviour... when craving kicks-in, to bite into that rich creamy bite of lemang ... be it during Eid or just any other ordinary day.

Best serve with Rendang (next post).