Colek buah

Kelantan fruit salad

Be careful about using prawn paste or petis as it is made from prawns. Prawns are a high source of cholesterol. If you already have high blood cholesterol levels, then don't use so much petis. Reduce the amount of petis in the sauce. This is especially so if you are eating fresh fruit salads daily (like I do at times).

Yus punya colek

 

Mummy punya colek

 

 

Unripe papaya slices served with fruit sauce

Ingredients:

Unripe crispy sweet mango (pauh lemak)

Unripe red papaya (betik muda, betik solo variety)

Sweet pineapple (nenas manis)

Cantaloupe

Honeydew

Starfruit (belimbing air)

Guava (jambu air, jambu batu)

Pomelo (limau Bali, limau Tambun)

Pomegranate (delima)

Method:

Wash and cut all fruits into bite size

Place all cut fruit pieces in a bowl and cover

Refrigerate if necessary

Sauce:

2 garlic (bawang putih)

2 shallots (bawah merah kecil)

3/4 piece small palm sugar (gula keret/Melaka yang kecil)

3 tabsp ground chili (3 sudu besar cili boh cap Puteri)

1 tabsp dried shrimp paste (hancurkan belacan, guna 1 sudu besar)

1 laddleful cooking oil (minyak masak)

1 teasp fine table salt

1 cup hot water

Optional #1:

1 teasp cornstarch or edible palmstarch (tepung kanji)

2 tabsp cool boiled water

Mix cornstarch with water before use

Use palmstarch directly

Optional #2:

Use freshly pounded dried shrimp or geragau in place of belacan

Method:

Heat wok (kuali) and fry onions till brown and fragrant

Add ground chili, shrimp paste, salt and mix. Fry 5 minutes

Break up palm sugar and add to wok. Stir to mix

Add hot water

Adjust taste

Adjust consistency if desired (add cornstarch/palmstarch)

Remove from heat

Stand to cool before serving

Keep sauce covered and away from ants

Store sauce in glass bottles. Cap tightly

Crisps:

Malaysian fish crisps (keropok ikan)

Fry fish crisps in vegetable oil and place on paper towel

Remove as much oil as possible

Store in air tight container

(Goreng keropok dan tekap buang minyak. Simpan keropok dalam bekas kedap udara atau bubuh dalam beg plastik dan ikat kemas.)

Serving:

Place cut fruit pieces in a bowl

Pour sauce over fruits

Sprinkle dried chili flakes/powder and coarse table sugar

Add crushed fish crisps

Serve immediately once sauce has been added

Eat up!