Kuah Pliek (Patarana curry typical of Aceh)

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Kuah pliek is a dish like curry jiwhich contains several kinds of vegetables, the basic ingredient of which is pliek, pliek itself is made from rotten or dried coconut pulp which has been extracted from its oil first, Acehnese people usually take oil from old coconuts, the oil can be used as cooking oil. While the pulp is used to cook pliek vegetables or pliek fish, yes that's how Acehnese people always utilize the ingredients around them.

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There are many vegetables in pliek soup, but usually I only use young melinjo leaves, young melinjo fruit, long beans, green eggplant, those are the only vegetables I use to cook pliek vegetables this time, rather than making you curious I will share the recipe with all of you.


Ingredients


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200 grams of pliek
200 grams of melinjo leaves
100 grams of young melinjo fruit
100 grams of long beans
100 grams of green eggplant
1.1/2 old coconuts


Ground spices


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1 piece of turmeric
1/2 tablespoon of coriander
8 green chilies
8 red chilies
10 cloves of shallots
4 cloves of garlic
1/2 nutmeg
A pinch of black cumin


Chopped Ingredients


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Lemongrass to taste
Curry leaves to taste
Lime leaves to taste
Green chili to taste
Shallots to taste


How to make it


  • Puree the spices using a blender, once smooth pour into the vegetables.
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  • Soak the pliek in plain water for 2-3 minutes first so that the pliek is soft and easy to blend. Then blend the pliek until thick and smooth.
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  • Puree the coconut using a blender, take the coconut milk and pour it into the vegetables.
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  • First boil the melinjo fruit for about 3-4 minutes so that the texture of the fruit is soft, then add the vegetables.
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  • Once the melinjo fruit is soft, then cook the vegetables until done. Don't forget to add the sliced ingredients and a pinch of salt.
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  • Then cook the vegetables until cooked, don't forget to stir occasionally, once cooked the vegetables are ready to be enjoyed.

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The process of cooking pliek vegetables is indeed a bit long, but it's okay because the taste of pliek vegetables is very delicious, especially when eaten with salted fish and warm rice, wow, it's really delicious on the tongue of anyone who tries it, you have to try cooking this pliek vegetable, I guarantee you will be addicted and want to cook it again.



Usually, besides vegetables, I also often cook fish with pliek, the seasoning is the same as above, only the vegetables are replaced with fish, you can cook any fish, from tuna, milkfish, tilapia, mujair, I really like cooking using mujair fish, and next time I will also share the recipe for mujair fish pliek sauce, hivers, This pliek vegetable is delicious when enjoyed together while relaxing at sea with the extended family, like our family, where when there is a family recreation event, this pliek vegetable is always cooked together with salted fish and fish with chili sauce.

Thank you hivers who have seen my post this time and see you in my next post

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