Lontong Recipe - Indonesian Typical Food

"Lontong" Recipe, Indonesian Typical Food - Lontong is one of the typical food from Indonesia and growing in Java island, the basic ingredients of lontong are rice. Lontong usually ate with side dishes such as Satay, Chicken Opor, Sambal Tahu, or other. The taste of lontong is the same as rice, but with a softer texture.

Lontong
In a big moment like Ied Fitr, Indonesian society makes a variant of lontong commonly called “ketupat”. The difference between the two is the wrapper of the basic ingredients, for lontong is usually made with a wrapper from the banana leaf while the ketupat usually uses young coconut leaf / "janur".

To cook lontong, the materials needed are very simple. Here is a list of the necessary ingredients and how to cook them.

Necessary materials :

1. Banana leaf or young "klutuk (one kind of banana tree)" leaf. Dry banana leaf until wilted and cut to the size of lontong you will make.
2. Rice according to your needs. Soak them in cold water for up to 1 hour.
3. 1 sheet of pandan leaves.
4. Enough cold and hot water.
5. Lidi to embed later.

Cooking steps:

1. The first step is to take 2 pieces of banana leaves and then roll, do not forget to make sure the bottom of banana leaves to be inside.
2. If done, then you can pierce one end of the roll of leaves using a stick (to close the end of the banana leaves roll).
3. Then fill the of banana leaves rolls using the rice you have soaked before. The dosage is half rolls.
4. Pierce the other end of the roll using a stick, which is useful as a cover of banana leaves roll.
5. Then you can put the material you have made it (lontong) into the pan. The position of lontong placement is by standing.
6. Add cold water until lontong is submerged in the water.
7. Put the pandan 1 sheetleaves. Then boiled using medium heat.
8. If it is approximately 2 hours, then you can add hot water until lontong completely submerged.
9. Boil the lontong until the texture is dense and chewy.
10. If it is cooked then you can lift and drain it.

That's the recipe how to make lontong. It is easy, is not it? You can save Lontong for a long timethat is between 2 to 3 days, place on a dry place so that lontong can last long.

Other Recipes : Madura Chicken Satay (Sate Ayam Madura)

Happy cooking.

Madura Chicken Satay (Sate Ayam Madura)

Madura Chicken Satay / Sate Ayam Madura - Satay is one of Indonesian cuisine that has become a favorite food of Indonesian. Indonesia has a variety type of satay, usually given the name in accordance with the area name where the satay was made, that satay has a distinctive characteristic and taste sensation between one regions with another.

Sate Ayam Madura
One of them is Madura Satay which has its own characteristic and taste that is also different from other satay producing areas. But indeed among the various areas of the most famous satay producer is Madura Satay. Seasonings are thick and the characteristic that makes Madura Satay into a culinary tour that until now still remains for the pride of the Indonesian.

In the process of cooking, the chicken of Madura Satay burned with charcoal by giving spices while burning it. The delicious smell will smell when the chicken begins to burn.

Do you curious how to make this Madura chicken satay? Let's cook,

INGREDIENTS

SATAY:
450 grams Chicken
2 pieces Lime (Indonesian: Jeruk Limau)
75 ml Sweet Soy Sauce
1/4 teaspoon Salt

CHICKEN OIL:
75 ml Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon Garlic
1 teaspoon Coriander

PEANUT SAUCE:
1 tablespoon Red Chili
3 tablespoons Cooking Oil
1 teaspoon Onion
1 teaspoon Garlic
250 ml Water
150 grams Peanut

STEPS

SATAY :

1. First, wash the chicken fillet. Second, cut into thin cubes. Third, put the lime water and then mix well.
2. Then, add the sweet soy sauce and salt. Let stand for a moment to spice up.
3. Next, skewer the chicken.
4. Before burning, apply on chicken oil. (Don’t forget to sprinkle the lime to the burning charcoal).
5. Finally, baked satay until cooked, with medium heat.

Voila, the homemade chicken satay ready to serve.

Serve with peanut sauce, and you can also serve with pickle cucumber.

HOW TO MAKE OIL FOR CHICKEN:

1. First, mix oil, coriander, and garlic in a frying pan.
2. Second, cook over low heat until garlic turns yellow.
3. Then lift and chill.
4. Finally, strain and take the oil only.

HOW TO MAKE PEANUT SAUCE

1. First, blend the spices, then stir-fry.
2. Second, put water into the seasoning stir.
3. Third, add the peanuts that have been mashed.
4. Then, stir until the water thickens. (Add brown sugar if you like).
5. Finally, once the sauce has thickened, lift and serve.

Looks delicious, is not it? Certainly, you should try to cook it.

Usually, Madura Satay is also eaten with other foods either as a side dish with rice or eaten with "lontong", this will be a very delicious lunch when you are hungry.

In addition made from chicken meat, Madura Satay also usually also made from goat meat. Both have tasty flavors and different taste sensations.

Happy cooking.