Recipes · Malaysian · Main Courses

Linopot (Leaf-Wrapped Steamed Rice)

One serving has 618 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (107%), folate (88%), thiamin (80%), copper (49%), niacin (46%) and selenium (45%). Ready in 60 minutes.

Linopot (Leaf-Wrapped Steamed Rice)
Photo: Rombituon, CC BY 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 40 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (351 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 150 g Rice, white, long-grain
  • 180 g Water
  • 20 g Coconut, fresh
  • 0.5 g Salt

Method

  1. Rinse the rice well and mix with the water and salt.
  2. Traditionally packed into tarap or wild ginger leaves; a foil or banana-leaf parcel works well as a stand-in.
  3. Spoon the rice and water into the parcel, leaving room for the rice to expand, and fold and tie it closed.
  4. Steam or boil the parcel for 40-45 minutes, until the rice inside is fully tender.
  5. Unwrap carefully and serve the rice warm, sprinkled with the grated coconut, alongside other dishes.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy618 kcal29%
Carbohydrates123 g
Water207 mL
Fiber3.8 g13%
Protein11.4 g24%
Tryptophan0.13 g
Threonine0.41 g
Isoleucine0.49 g
Leucine0.93 g
Lysine0.42 g
Methionine0.26 g
Cystine0.23 g
Phenylalanine0.61 g
Tyrosine0.38 g
Valine0.69 g
Histidine0.27 g
Fat7.7 g
Monounsaturated0.59 g
Polyunsaturated0.34 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.29 g
Saturated6.2 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium50.3 mg5%
Copper0.44 mg49%
Iron7 mg39%
Magnesium45.7 mg15%
Manganese1.9 mg107%
Phosphorus195 mg28%
Potassium244 mg5%
Selenium24.7 µg45%
Sodium212 mg
Zinc1.9 mg23%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.88 mg80%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.08 mg7%
Niacin (vitamin B3)6.4 mg46%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.6 mg32%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.26 mg20%
Folate (vitamin B9)352 µg88%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline11.1 mg3%
Vitamin A0 µg0%
Vitamin C0.66 mg1%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.21 mg1%
Vitamin K0.19 µg0%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.4 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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