Wash the rice in several changes of water until the water is clear. Drain off water completely. Use a strainer to make sure you completely remove all water
To cook with rice cooker:
Transfer the rice to inner pot of rice cooker. Pour in coconut milk. Add the salt. Give it a stir. Add bay leaves
Press the white rice setting or whatever setting on your rice cooker. It takes about 20 minutes or less on my rice cooker to cook
Wait 10 minutes before opening the lid. Then fluff the rice with rice paddle and nasi gurih is ready to be served
To cook with Instant pot rice cooker feature:
Pour coconut milk and salt to the rice cooker. Stir to mix. Sprinkle in the rice and then gently push the rice to make sure it's covered by the liquid. I do it this way to prevent the IP from showing "burn" message later. It doesn't always happen, but it might sometimes. Add bay leaves
Close the lid. Turn the steam release valve to seal. Press "rice" and it will automatically set everything else for you and it will beep when it starts cooking and when it's done cooking. Wait 10 minutes and then unlock the lid and fluff the rice
To cook with Instant pot pressure cooker feature:
Pour coconut milk and salt to the rice cooker. Stir to mix. Sprinkle in the rice and then gently push the rice to make sure it's covered by the liquid. I do it this way to prevent the IP from showing "burn" message later. It doesn't always happen, but it might sometimes. Add bay leaves
Close the lid. Turn the steam release valve to seal. Press "pressure cooker" and then "high pressure". Set the timer to 5 minutes. When it's done cooking, wait for 10 minutes before opening the lid to fluff the rice
Unlock the lid and fluff the rice with the rice paddle
To cook on the stove:
Pour the coconut milk and salt into the pot. Bring to a boil and then stir in the rice. Return to a boil and then lower the heat to a gentle simmer. Cover and cook for 5 minutes and then give it a stir and cover it back and let it cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and DO NOT open the lid yet. Wait 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes, uncover the lid and fluff the rice