Indonesia is known for a variety of traditional warm drinks from a variety of spices. There are wedang ronde, wedang ginger and many others. In Bandung itself there Bandrek Bandung that can warm the body, as well as in Aceh is also known by the same name Bandrek / Bandret.
Bandrek is a traditional drink that can cause a sense of warmth when drinking it.
This drink is very fitting in drinking at night, also in the rainy season as it is today. This drink is usually made from ginger, and other ingredients such as cinnamon, star fennel, cloves, coriander seeds, cardamom pods, lemongrass, red sugar (palm sugar), and sometimes a bit of chilli.
The current bandrek can be found in many variations and the sweetened condensed milk or coconut milk is commonly used. Bandrek in addition to delicious if drunk during rain or cold weather, this drink is also believed to have healing effects on minor health problems, such as sore throat.
You can also make your own bandrek at home, this is her recipe milk bandrek, as we quoted from Ghiboo.com:
Bandrek Materials:
1/2 liter of liquid milk
50 gr of ginger, grilled, peeled, crushed
1 stalk lemongrass, crushed
1/4 teaspoon grain pepper, crushed mashed
1 sheet of pandan leaves, tie
150 gr brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 chicken egg, shake briefly
How to make:
Boil liquid milk with ginger, lemongrass, pepper, pandan leaves, brown sugar, and salt, mix well. Cook until boiling.
Place the egg in a container, pour a little hot liquid milk, then mix well. Reinsert the milk mixture in liquid milk stew, stir well and cook until boiling again, remove. Then strain.
Serve while hot.
How, easy to try the typical sensation of Bandrek especially accompanied by other small snacks such as fried bananas, tempe or bakwan complete already warmth. good luck
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