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| picturesque Bubur Lambuk |
Bubur Lambuk is synonyms to the month of Ramadhan where folks break fast with this light porridge. Unlike its western 'cousin', the eastern coast of Peninsula Malaysia, namely, the state of Terengganu offer a different kind of Bubur Lambuk and it is laden with varieties of wild shoots such as daun kaduk (wild betel leaf), pucuk manis (sweet shoots) daun kesum and the mandatory midin shoots.(a kind of jungle/wild fern). I had the opportunity to taste it for the first time during off season (not in the month of Ramadhan) during my recent visit to Terengganu early of this year. My sister, Dr S managed to source the daun kaduk, pucuk manis and daun kesum easily but it was not easy to get the midin shoots from the market though it was growing wildly everywhere in the wild. Dr S Bubur Lambuk is not only laden with leaves and shoots but rich with sea protein such as fish and prawns.
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midin, (brownish green)
pucuk manis, daun kesum n daun kaduk |
First step: Boil the rice with lots of water and grilled the fishes- under done.
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| boiling... |
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| grilling... |
Prepare the various shoots.
Deboned and fillet to small pieces the grilled fish.
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under done grilled fish, coconut milk, prawn
grounded spices |
Add coconut milk, grounded spices into the rice pot. Add fish meat and prawns (or squids/chicken). Stir about 3 minutes and add the shredded shoots and leaves and of course the
midin shoots which is an essential ingredient of the Bubur Lambuk.
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| quick stir |
The Kaduk leaves gave an aromatic smells that teases all senses. Thank God it was not a fasting month then, else I'll be hovering the Bubur Lambuk's pot until break fast time. What a wholesome meal by itself!
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| heavenly delicious-prawn peeping among the shoots |
Richy creamy yummy meal
~Acepaizah~
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| midin fern growing wild |
