KETUPAT DAUN PALAS


The following recipe is for ketupat daun palas:

Ingredients
2.5 kg glutinous rice
4 coconuts or 3 kg coconut milk
½ kg uncooked groundnuts, boiled - optional
Palas (Licuala palm leaves)

Method
1. Wash uncooked glutinous rice until running water until clean. Transfer to colander and allow to dry.
2. Heat coconut milk with a little salt in large pot or kuali until it simmers.
3. Add the glutinous rice and stir continuously until the rice is half cooked. For extra bite and flavour, add boiled peanuts to the mixture and stir. Leave to cool.
4. Take a small portion of the cooled glutinous rice and place it in the centre of the palm fronds. Weave the frinds into a triangular shape.
5. Immerse the wrapped rice into a vat of boiling water and leave until cooked. Cooked glutinous rice is usually quite soft when pressed.

Ketupat is usually served at room temperature with dried curry (rendang), beef floss (serunding daging) or other rich and spicy sauces. It is also tasty enough on its own.

* Hehehe, kalau info macam ni saja. Sure ada yang buat ketupat palas `betina'. Yang bestnya ketupat palas `jantan'. Lebih best lagi `pulut dakap'. Ada orang utara yang nak komen?