Umbi gadung or often known as uwi yam is a type of tuber that has a unique and large shape that is very different from other types of tubers. Like sweet potatoes, for example, have a relatively small shape and texture that is very different from gadung tubers. Now this gadung tuber itself has a smoother texture and also has sap when it has not been processed. But after the cooking process, these tubers become very delicious and become a super dish at home.
Nowadays, there are not many food preparations that can be made from gadung tubers, in the past I often saw my mother just boil gadung tubers with salt and then enjoy them with grated coconut and sugar to taste. Apart from its savory taste, gadung tubers do not have a sweet taste like other types of tubers such as sweet potatoes. So this tuber is processed or enjoyed with sweet ingredients such as the addition of granulated sugar.
Today I'm going to make one of the traditional recipes from my region that was introduced by my mother. This recipe is a kind of porridge, but it is made from a combination of glutinous rice, coconut milk and pieces of gadung tubers that become the gong, making this variant of sticky rice porridge very delicious.
Glutinous Porridge Of Gadung Tuber
Glutinous porridge of gadung tuber or known as Ie Bu Boh Gadong in my local language. It is one of the traditional sweet foods that is usually used as a dish to be enjoyed during family gatherings. This food is indeed a mainstay for those of us who live in the village, because of the availability of ingredients that we can easily get around. So it becomes very special to be prepared during dinner with the family warmly at home.
My mother is quite happy to introduce various foods that she often enjoyed in her childhood. Moreover, lately she very often harvests these tubers in the garden. So he took the initiative to make this, out of curiosity I will directly make it, and he who explains how to process this tuber is correct.
Ingredients
200 grams of gadung tuber
100 grams glutinous rice
500 ml fresh coconut milk
50 grams of granulated sugar
1 pandan leaf
⅛ teaspoon vanilla powder
½ teaspoon salt
Water to taste
Making Procedure
Step 1
Boil glutinous rice with 1 liter of water, add pandanus leaves and add salt.
Step 2
Boil until the rice is completely soft, well this process takes a lot of time, I take advantage by preparing other ingredients.
Step 3
While waiting for the glutinous rice to expand and cook, I started peeling this tuber, before peeling, make sure to prepare water in a container because gadung tubers have a lot of sap.
Step 4
Cut it into several parts into small squares then immediately put it in the water container earlier.
Step 5
Now after soaking for a while the sap from the tuber comes out very sticky similar to the mucus possessed by okra vegetables, that's the type. I wash it thoroughly with almost 4 changes of water, then if the rice has started to cook and expand add the tuber pieces.
Step 6
Cook until cooked then add fresh coconut milk while stirring until evenly distributed.
Step 7
Then add the sugar pair and cook until the coconut milk, shrinks slightly and don't forget to add vanilla powder.
Result
The coconut milk glutinous rice porridge with gadung tuber was ready to be enjoyed, I served it in a serving bowl, for me to enjoy. As usual after taking pictures to share with you, I tasted the porridge spoon by spoon. I can't lie, the classic rass mom's recipe is the one I miss the most. The taste is very distinctive, it turns out that glutinous rice is more delicious and savory when processed into porridge.
There is a sweetness and softness of the gadung tuber that makes it from bland to delicious, it's very difficult for me to describe the taste because the characteristics are much different from sweet potatoes or cassava.
Well, this porridge should be enjoyed while warm because the taste is much fresher, especially after the stove fire is turned off, the taste is much better than usual.
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