START PLIÈK U, START A PATARANA
Gulai Pliek is a typical culinary Aceh made from various vegetable mixture plus spices that are only available in Aceh, pliek u. Pliek u is a spice made from dried (decayed) grated coconuts for days. Because it has been stung for days by sun, this pliek can stand up to years. Pliek u not only used as a spice vegetable, also delicious when eaten as coconut fruit mango 'putiek' or guava stone.
U in Indonesian is coconut, but hard to translate pliek into indonesian language. But if anyone asks the people of Aceh, they will answer 'pliek u' that Patarana. Clearly in Big Indonesian Dictionary the term patarana is unlisted. This is just a jargon for last name pliek. This jargon arose when an Acehnese wanted to buy 'pliek u' to an Indonesian.
Buyer: "Hi Bang, na pliek u?"
Seller: "What is a pliek u?"
Buyer: (confused translating pliek u in Indonesian) "Patarana, Bang" Answer buyer without thinking.
No one knows why the buyer is the same patarana and no one knows the story is a fact or just fictitious, obviously patarana it is pliek u.
Back to Gulé Pliék. Gulé pliek can be found in all the typical restaurants of Aceh. This delicious curry is eaten with salted fried salted fish. Accompanied by fresh drinks of Aceh's unique cucumber ice. Mmmm, make hunger so-so.
For those who want to cook their own gulè pliek, this time I will for the recipe and how to use it. You must be stored in large portions, so that neighbors and relatives can feel the pleasure of your homemade gulè pekek. ^ _ ^
Gulè pliek recipes ala Family SP:
Material:
Leaf melinjo
Melinjo fruit
Long beans
Cassava leaves
Young papaya fruit
The young nagka fruit
Sliced red onion
Lemon grass slices
Chili sliced green chili
Coconut milk
Salt
Ground spices:
15 red chili peppers
8 pieces of cayenne pepper
5 pieces of red onion
2 segments galangal
2 spoon of cilantro
4 spoon plièk u
How to make:
Heat the air, put all the ingredients that have been cut into pieces. Cook until the vegetables are tender. Enter the spice finely. Stir. Choose coconut milk Stir until cooked. Do not forget to add salt Glibli Plièk ready to serve.
plie`k u can also be served with rujak.
This pliek u is known from the time of the ancestors of aceh people.
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