Nasi timbel is an
Indonesian hot dish, consisting of
steamed rice wrapped inside a
banana leaf. It is a traditional
Sundanese cuisine from
West Java.[1] The heat of the hot-cooked rice touches the banana leaf and produces a unique aroma. It is made in ways similar to making
lontong; compressed, rolled, and wrapped in banana leaves; it then evolves into a complete dish served with various side dishes such as fried chicken, empal gepuk (fried beef), jambal roti (
salted fish),
tahu goreng,
tempeh, salted duck egg,
sayur asem, with
lalab and
sambal. Nasi timbel later evolved to
nasi bakar.