Why is purple rice colored as it is ?
Lemang - wrapped in banana leaves and inside a bamboo , and left to be barbecued / grilled on an open fire , to make the taste and texture tender and unique Lemper - cooked glutinous rice with shredded meat inside and wrapped in banana leaves , popular in Java Nasi kuning - either common rice or glutinous rice can be made into ketan kuning , yellow rice colored with turmeric Tumpeng - glutinous rice can be made into tumpeng nasi kuning , yellow rice colored by turmeric , and shaped into a cone .