Bubur Asyura ( The Asyura Porridge )
During the month of Muharram , the first month of the Islamic Calendar , the Muslims will cook the traditional Asyura Porridge to commemorate the Islamic events during the month . It is the month where Nabi Musa a.s won against Pharoah and Nabi Nuh a.s safely landed on Mount Juuhi in his ship after the great flood . Once safely landed , Nabi Nuh a.s ordered his people to gather whatever food they have to be cooked to cater for everybody . It was originally a combination of seven types of nuts and beans with rice flour , cooked until thicken . The recipe thus change with additional roots and spices to make up the taste . Presently , making the Asyura Porridge is part of a community ritual during the Muharram . They will contribute either money or the ingredients to make the porridge . The cooked porridge are given out to everybody especially to the poor .
The ingredients :
- 1 cup rice ( wash and drained )
- 1/2 cup lentils ( soak to soften )
- 1/2 cup foul beans ( phool beans )
- 1/2 cup chic peas ( Kacang Putih / Kacang Himmash )
- 1/2 cup green peas ( Kacang Hijau )
- 1/2
cup fava beans ( Butter beans )
- 1/2
cup Rice beans
- 1/2
cup fresh corn
- 1 sweet potato ( diced )
- 1 tapioca
( thinly slice / grated )
- 2 potatoes
( diced )
- 1 yam roots
( diced )
- 1 kg fresh meat ( beef - cut into small pieces )
- 3
cups fresh thick coconut milk
- 1 coconut kerisik ( freshly grated toasted coconut )
- 20 cups water
- 2
packets meat curry powder
- 8 cloves
- 8 cardamoms
- 4 star
anise
- 3 cinnamon
sticks
- 4
tablespoons ghee
- 2 pandanus leaves
- salt to taste
Blend :
- 20
shallots
- 10
cloves garlic
- 3
inches ginger
- 2
inches galangal root
- 4 stalks lemon grass
Garnishing :
- 2 eggs - made into paper thin omelettes
- Spring onions and Chinese parsley - thinly sliced
- Fried shallots
