Spicy prawn and creamy pudding for breaking the fast
Maria Endah Hulupi, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
Getting bored with the same food when breaking the fast? Try a spicy meal from Bengkulu, called Bagar prawns for that special moment and serve the smooth and creamy mandarin pudding for a dessert afterward.
These recipes are taken from two cookbooks, titled Hidangan Nusantara by Rudy Choirudin and Kue Klasik Favorit 3 by Doddy Pamudji.
Bagar Prawns * 750g prawns * 4 cloves * 2pcs fenugreek * 300ml water * 2tbsp shredded coconut * 1tsp salt * cooking oil
Finely ground spices: * 8 red chilies * 5 shallots * 3 cloves garlic * 2cm turmeric * 2cm ginger * 2cm galangale * 1tbsp ground coriander * 3pcs nutmeg
1. Combine prawns with half of the ground spices and mix well. Set it aside for 10 minutes.
2. Heat cooking oil and stir fry the remaining ground spices with salt and shredded coconut, stir well until fragrant.
3. Add in prawns and cook until the prawns change color. Pour in water, add in fenugreek and cloves, cook until the sauce thickens. Remove from heat and serve.
Mandarin Pudding
To make the cake: * 3 egg yolks * 1 egg white * 60g icing sugar * 1 1/2tbsp flour * 1tbsp butter
To make the agar-agar (jelly) layer: * 3 1/2g white agar-agar powder * 90g sugar * 400ml water * 4tbsp lemon juice
For decoration: * 1 (425g) can of mandarins, discard liquid * 1 cup whipped cream, whisked until stiff
1. To make the cake: Beat egg and sugar until they froth. Add in flour and butter, mix until even. Butter and flour the small baking tins. Pour the egg mixture into the tins until half full and bake for 25 minutes until golden. Remove from the oven and let cool.
2. To make the agar-agar layer: Mix well the powder, sugar and water and bring to the boil. Add lemon juice, mix well and remove from heat. Carefully fill the half-full baking tins with the agar-agar mixture until full. Cool until set.
3. Serve the pudding by topping it with whipped cream and decorate it with canned mandarin segments.
Hidangan Nusantara and Kue Klasik Favorit 3 are printed courtesy of PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama.