Instructions

• prepare the ingredients
• clean the fresh squid, I use a small black ink squid, I keep the ink on a separate bowl
• sautee whole shallots, lemongrass, whole garlic, red chilies and pandan leaves all together with a combinations of oil and butter, I used 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon of blue band or just simple butter
• add the dry squid to the mix and then the rice, mix well. Then add the fresh squid and also the squid ink to the mix, on this matter I also add one sachet store bought squid ink (but again this is just optional) mix all well then add water, salt and sugar to taste. add a couple of chili, lime leaves and Salam leaved to the rice mix.
• transfer rice to a rice cooker, enjoy!!