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Ipoh Spicy Fruits Salad ( Rojak)

Spicy Fruits Salad ( Rojak) is a cold salad and rojak in malay words means a mixture of everything. Typically it consists mango, cucumber, pineapple, jicama (sengkuang). Mixed with all crunchy fruits and added with spicy, sweet and sour shrimp paste sauce. Actually rojak taste better when added in cooked squid (sotong) and crispy prawn crackers. But thats alright this bowl of rojak is more than enough to satisfied my craving. It is very delicious and refreshing, if you like salad, i believe you will like it too.

Mixed fruits, cucumber, mango, jicama and pineapple

Ipoh Spicy Fruits Salad ( Rojak)

   Ingredients   :

   1         cucumber ( i prefer small one with less seeds)

   1         jicama / sengkuang (small)

   1         mango ( unripe, prefered light yellow but crunchy)

   1/2      pineapple ( trim and cut)

   1/2      cup ground peanut ( roasted and smashed)

   1         teaspoon sesame seeds ( roasted and smashed)

   1         tiny small cube of belachan/shrimp paste ( toasted and smashed)

   since i don't have the rojak keropok i substitute it with rice noodle ( i use La Choy crunchy noodle)

   To prepare the rojak sauce   :

   3         tablespoon thick prawn paste/har ko ( i used C.K.C brand)

   2         tablespoon plum sauce 

   1 - 2    tablespoon chili sauce ( depends on how hot you want)

   1/2      teaspoon sugar ( dissolve in 2 luke water)

   ( in a bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients and mix well. set aside)

   

  Methods      :

   Wash and cut all the fruits into bite-sized and toss is a bowl with the some rojak dressing. I usually 

   make a small individual portion at a time. It is better if the rojak consume right after you mix it or else it

   will become watery. Mix the fruits in a clean/dry mixing bowl and toss well. 

   Sprinkle with roasted ground peanut,  roasted sesame seeds and toasted belachan ( shrimp paste)
   and La Choy crunchy noodle on top of the salad and serve.  

   Place the cut fruits and rojak sauce into separate containers to keep it for later.

   Enjoy!!!

   

Rojak

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Cut vegetables

   Ingredients    :

   1-2         Cucumber ( cored and slice into strips)

   1            Carrot ( peel and slice into strips)

   100        gm white radish/ jicama ( peel and slice into strips)

   80          gm long bean or green bean ( cut )

   150        gm cabbage ( cut into 2.5cm squares) 

   80          gm pineapple (peel and cored) 

   80          gm peanut ( dry fry and crushed)

   5            gm sesame seed (dry fry and crushed)

   2-3         ounces shrimp paste( belachan)

   1-2         stalk lemon grass

   3-5         gm fresh turmeric or 21/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

   1-2         clove garlic

   3            shallot bulb 

   2-3         chili padi 

   2            tablespoon water

   2            teaspoon curry powder

   1/2         teaspoon chili powder

   3            dash pepper powder

   1/4         cup distilled vinegar

   1/4         cup sugar ( add 1-2 spoon if want to be sweeter)

   2-3         tablespoon cooking oil

    

    To make chili paste   :

    

    Blend lemon grass,garlic, shallot, chili padi, turmeric with water, set aside.

    Methods   :

    Into a mixing bowl, rub sugar on slice cucumber and add distilled vinegar,mix well and set aside

    for 1-2 hours. Drain and squeeze out the water with excess liquid. Keep the liquid for later use.

    Boil some water and blanch all the vegetables except cucumber, one type of vegetable at a time.

    Blanch for 10- 15 seconds. Drain the vegetables in a colander or pat dry with paper towel.

    Heat the wok with cooking oil, add shrimp paste/belachan and fry on medium to low heat for

    1-2 minutes. Pour in the blended chili paste to fry for 2-3 minutes, keep stirring until fragrant.

    Pour in 2 tablespoon of the sugar and vinegar liquid into the chili paste, add pepper powder, pinch 

    of salt. Check and taste seasoning, add some sugar if needed. Leave it aside to cool and mix with

    all the vegetables,peanut and sesame for topping. Serve it cold.

    Enjoy!!!