Rakib AhamedFruit Rojak
October 26th 2010 10:20
Category: LOCAL CUISINE
My Food-My Family-My Country
One of my favorite Malaysia snack. Why? because of my special family. My special big family. Why its connected with this food? Okay, lets take a look of the meaning of rojak. The term ‘rojak,’ in the Malay language, is a colloquial expression for ‘an eclectic mix,’ which aptly sums up the cultural diversity of Malaysian society such as Chinese, Malay, Indian, Siamese, Kadazan, Bajau, Javanese and many more. Same as my family, my father side was a Malay and my mother side was a chinese. To make it more colourful, i have 2 uncle from my mother side that married to an Indian. With mixture of different race and religion that can live in harmony, Already embody the diversity and and colourful Malaysia.
Same as 'fruit rojak' , a kind of savoury snack that has a lot of different fruit in it. It consists of a mix of a variety local fruits and vegetables like guava, pineapple, young papaya, cucumber and sengkuang (Chinese turnip). These are cut into small bite-sized pieces and mixed with crushed roasted peanuts and a pungent ‘kuah’ or sauce made primarily of petis, a thick shrimp paste with the consistency of molasses. The sweetness and crunchiness of the fruits play off the strong fishy taste of the petis, while the peanuts add texture and nuttiness. Some rojak sellers may even add young mango or green apple pieces to their rojak buah, to introduce extra tartness, or blanched bean sprouts and tofu puffs to add interest. The thing that makes the rojak buah special is the ‘kuah’ or sauce itself. If you don’t get it just right, your rojak buah is pretty much ruined!
Aside from the pungent petis, you will also need ingredients like bird’s eye chillies, belacan (dry shrimp paste), tamarind juice or lime juice, sugar and soy sauce to make the kuah. If you’ve never made this before, it can be hard to get right, which is why local manufacturers are now selling ready-made rojak buah sauce that you can get at selected wet markets, supermarkets, grocery stores and fruit stalls.
[SIZE=5]What U Need To Made It
* 1 tbsp chilli paste
* 1 tbsp thick tamarind paste
* 1 tbsp belacan (dried shrimp paste)
* 1 tbsp oyster sauce
* 3 tbsp palm sugar or dark brown sugar
* 2-3 tsp sugar
* ½ cup water
* 1 cucumber, peeled, halved and cut into wedges
* 2 cups green apples, peeled, diced
* 2 cups fresh pineapples, diced
* 1 cup guava, peeled and diced
* 1 cup slightly unripe mango, diced
* 1 cup jicama, diced
* 1 cup pears, peeled and diced
* 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds
* 4 tbsp roasted peanuts, coarsely crushed[/SIZE]
So Lets Make It
1. For a thick tamarind paste, soak 2-3 tsp tamarind pulp with 3-4 tbsp of hot water and mix thoroughly with fingers. Strain and discard seeds.
2. In a hot dry pan, crumble and toast the belacan(dried shrimp paste) for 1-2 minutes.
3. In a small saucepan, add chilli paste, tamarind paste, belacan, oyster sauce, brown sugar, water and stir to mix thoroughly.
4. Cook over a low heat until the brown sugar dissolves and the sauce thickens slightly.
5. Set aside and allow to cool completely.
6. Place all sliced fruits in a salad bowl.
7. Stir in sauce, sugar, crushed peanuts and sesame seeds.
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