Rujak is a favorite with practically every Indonesian. Just mentioning its name makes the mouth water. rujak has even stolen the hearts of many foreigner who stayed in Indonesia for a while. Dipped in a "sweet" n sour and (sometimes) hot sauce, the mixture of fresh fruits is welcome delicaly, especially when serve at a picnic in the middle of the day. On a hot day after a heavy lunch, the tangy falvor of rujak even refreshes the mind and awakens sleepy eyes.
The quality of rujak depends on the variety, the combination and especially, the cripness of the fruits. Different kinds of fruits can be used, as long as they are not ovveripe or of the soft kind. and just like a good piece of steak, with rujak it is the sauce that either makes orbreaks it.
Here's what to prepare......
For the fruits :-Crispy fruits of the season
For the sauce:To serve 6 people
- 1/2 teaspoon shrimppaste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2-3 small green chilies
- 1 unripe banana(sliced)
- 2 tablespoons peanuts(fried)
- 1 tablespoon tamarid
- 100 grams brown sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
- 4-6 tablespoons water
the fruits :-wash the fruits and drain them
-slice into 3-cm pieces
-Arrange on a shallow container
the sauce : -Put shrimppaste, salt, chilies, sliced banana,and fried nuts in a stone mortar.
-Grind with a wooden or stone pestle
-add brown sugar and tamarind
-grind and mix with the rest
-add soy sauce
-put in water little by little
-mix all together
-add as much water until the sauce is a smooth, thick(not watery) mixture.
-serve the sauce in a bowl
Rujak is divided into two kinds: Fruit rujak and vegetable rujak. I like both of them.
ReplyDeleteI like vegetable one especially my servant's made. It,s very delicious. Previously, I don't like to eat vegetables, but I like to eat vegetables if it is made as a mixture of rujak.
yes, eating fruit will be more fun and delicious if we make it as rujak.