Buah Keluak or black nuts is fruit from Kepayang tree which gives a nutty flavour and enhances dark colour to the beef stew. My first try out on this dish and it will be one of my favourites, the taste was amazingly delicious with spicy sambal belacan.
A taste of Nasi Rawon, black beef stew served along with rice and several side dishes which includes serunding, begedil, sambal sotong, fried tempeh, fried tofu, beef lung, sambal belacan and more.
Nasi Rawon
Recipe
Ingredients:
500g Beef
8 Buah keluak flesh (Black nuts)
Chopped spring onions
Long beans
2 lemongrass (bruised)
Bay leaves
Lime leaves
Tumeric leaves
4 cm galangal
1 tsp tumeric
1 tsp cumin powder
3/4 tbsp palm sugar
Tamarind water (2 tbsp tamarind pulp + water)
or 1 tbsp tamarind paste (adjust)
Salt to taste
Blended ingredients:
10 dried chillies
5 red chillies
2 onions or 20 shallots
4 garlic
4 cm ginger
1 lemongrass (chopped)
4 cm kencur
4 cm galangal
1 tsp tumeric
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp white peppercorns
1 tsp black peppercorns
8 buah keluak (black nuts)
Begedil
Ingredients:
Potatoes (fried & mashed)
1 tbsp dried shrimp (grind / pound)
Fried shallots
Salt & white pepper
Spring onions (chopped)
Celery (chopped)
Fried Tofu
Ingredients:
Bean curd / Tofu
2 eggs (beaten)
1/8 tsp salt
4 crushed garlic
Method
Slice tofu, coat the tofu with beaten eggs & salt. Deep fry tofu in hot oil with crushed garlic
Combine rice flour, turmeric, salt, mix spices, water and mix well. Slice tempeh, dip into the batter and place in hot oil with crushed garlic. Fry the tempeh until golden brown
Looking into a different method to cook Rawon is by adding coconut cream to the dish. Flavoured gravy similar to the black beef stew but with a twist of coconut creamy sauce.
Fried tofu stuffed with vegetables serve it with sweet chillie sauce or sweet peanut sauce. Memories from the good old days, here I've created a popular snack that many of us use to enjoy.
Kari ketam / Curry Crab
Ingredients:
Crabs
1 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tsp spice mix
2 lemongrass
5cm galangal
Curry leaves
Green chillies 1 tsp tumeric1 tbsp chillie powder2 tbsp chilli paste5 tbsp Babas Salted fish curry mix 1 tbsp garam masala1/2 palm sugar or 1 tbsp dark brown sugar2 tbsp tamarind paste200 ml coconut cream1 ikan bilis cube Salt to taste4 tbsp chillie sauce Coriander leavesCelery leavesSpring onion
Ingredients:slice
1 onion or 5 shallots
3 garlic
3 cm ginger
Ingredients: blend
1 onion or 10 shallots
3 garlic
4 cm ginger
Kari ketam
Bahan-bahan:
Ketam
1 sudu besar biji sawi
1 sudu kecil campuran ketumbar, jintan manis & jintan putih (disangai)
2 batang serai
5cm galangal
Daun kari
Cili hijau 1 sudu kunyit1 sudu besar serbuk cili2 sudu besar pes cili5 sudu besar Kari ikan Babas (Ikan Masin)1 sudu besar garam masala1/2 gula melaka atau 1 sudu besar gula perang2 sudu besar asam pes200 ml santan kelapa1 kiub ikan bilis Garam secukup rasa4 sudu makan sos chillie Daun ketumbarDaun saderiDaun bawang
Bahan2 - di hiris:
1 biji bawang besar atau 5 biji bawang kecil
3 biji bawang putih
3 cm halia
Bahan2 - di kisar
1 biji bawang besar atau 10 biji bawang kecil
3 biji bawang putih
4 cm halia