Nasi Tumpeng by Sumantri

Nasi Tumpeng by Sumantri

Nasi Tumpeng is a cone-shaped rice dish like mountain with its side dishes (vegetables and meat) is 100 % Indonesia.Traditionally featured in the slamatan ceremony, the cone shape of rice is made by using cone-shaped weaved bamboo container. The rice itself could be plain steam rice, uduk rice (cooked with coconut milk), or yellow rice (uduk rice colored with kunyit (turmeric).

The cone shaped rice erected on tampah (rounded woven bamboo container) covered with banana leaf, and surrounded by assorted of Indonesian dishes.

People in Java,  usually make Tumpeng to celebrate important event. The feast served as somekind of thanks giving for the abundance of harvest or any other blessings.

In gratitude ceremony (syukuran or slametan), after the people pray, the top of tumpeng is cut and delivered to the most important person. He or she may be the group leader, the oldest person, or the beloved one. Then, all people in the ceremony enjoy the tumpeng together. With tumpeng, people express the gratitude to Allah swt and appreciate togetherness and harmony

Nasi Tumpeng cooked by My Ummi ( mother ) surrounded by assorted of Indonesian dishes, such as urap /Lalapan (vegetables ) tempe,kentang goreng petai, fried chicken, empal gepuk (sweet and spicy fried beef),  sambal goreng ati (liver in chilli sauce), and many other things. Photos shown Nasi Tumpeng cooked by my mother during my wife birthday celebration recently in Jakarta. Public is also can order or book this Nasi Tumpeng ala Ummi, for reservation please drop me an email or in box me in my facebook

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