Saturday, October 23, 2010

Nasi Kerabu Biru


2 weeks ago while we were in KB, I helped my MIL prepared Nasi Kerabu Biru using Bunga Telang (also known as Blue Pea/Butterfly Pea or Clitoria Ternatea). We would only make Nasi Kerabu Biru once in a blue moon. Tak rajin nak petik2 bunga. Usually we would only have plain white rice for Nasi Kerabu. One of the reasons is because the flower doesn't have any taste and only gives color to the rice.

To get the indigo coloured juice for the rice, I used a spoon to mash up the petals of Bunga Telang (in a bowl) and added some water. Next, I just got rid of the mashed petals and you'll get the juice. Senang je..Some people would just cook the petals (without mashing the petals) with the the rice in order to get the blue rice.


This is the plant at the backyard of my MIL's house. I dont know if it has other name. My MIL call it bunga nasi kerabu je.. It looks a bit different from Bunga Telang at my neighbour's fence. as it has more petals..


Bunga Telang at my neighbour's fence look like this .
Picture source here




I doubt nasi kerabu sellers would use the flowers to make Nasi Kerabu Biru. Most of them would use artificial colouring . Warna birunya pun lain. Sometimes biru sgt! Takut I nak makan..




The blue rice which was prepared using the natural food colouring from the flowers


I love a complete set of Nasi Kerabu with Solok Lada (chillies stuffed with minced fish and grated coconut), pickled garlic, salted egg, fish crackers, roasted chicken/beef or fried fish

Stuffed Chillies

That day, I also made Roselle Lychee juice.


Roselle flowers




I bought some fresh roselle calyces at a market near my MIL's house in KB. Murah je..Roselle calyces are exported to America and Europe where they are used for food coloring. It has also been used in folk medicine as a diuretic, mild laxative, and treatment for cardiac and nerve diseases and cancer.


Boil the calyces with some sugar




Roselle juice is a popular pro-health drink as it contains a lot vitamin C and also other vitamins and minerals. My daughter doesn't really like the taste of Roselle juice because it's a bit sour. So, I added some lychee fruit into the Roselle juice. So, it became Roselle lychee juice and she likes it so much.


44 comments:

  1. Mama eynda pernah tanam bunga yg buat nasi kerabu tu....tapi dia tak pandai prepare nasi kerabu so bagi kat jiran2 yg pandai masak le :-)

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  2. This cat would love to taste that blue rice...and solok lada and ikang celup tepung and daging bakor... Brad can have the kerpok. I'm drooling here. purrr.....meow!

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  3. Thanks for introducing the flowers TK!
    I have heard of the flowers but never knew how they looked like until now.
    The nasi kerabu looked delicious! Pandainya you all masak! Out of sajian2 nasi kat Malaysia, I rasa nasi kerabu yang paling banyak kerja kan? Need to prepare so many things.
    Excellent pictures too!

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  4. Assalamualaikum TK,

    making a comeback!..hehe..n nice one to come to..nasi kerabu..sesekali pekena sedapnya..yup kena complete set and to me tambah kicknya bila ada budu and sambal..org lalu pun tak perasan..haha..

    :-)

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  5. rumah my mom pun ada pokok bunga nasi kerabu tu..itu hari balik kg i bawak balik bunga tu n air dia tu i masuk freezer sbb tk tau bila nak buat nasi kerabu biru
    lama tk nampak buah roselle tu..sedapkan juice dia

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  6. Hi TK,
    Nasi kerabu aku pernah dengar juga, but with the blue color... benar2 first time I see it!!
    Just wonder how it taste..

    Itu ada Cheqna diatas... kemana aja baru nongol Non... haha.. miss you so much, Cheqna!

    thanks for the post, TK! happy weekend!

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  7. rasa nak menangis tengok nasik kerabu. i love nasi kerabu so much, dengan solok lada tu sedapnya. i agree susah nak dapat nasi kerabu yang pakai natureal colouring like this.. and i loveeeeee your blog header yang ada girl kat celah2 bunga tu cantik!

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  8. What a fascinating post. I love the blue rice! Everything sounds so good...now I am feeling hungry!

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  9. Glad that you wrote info on bunga telang, I have been wondering which one it is !! Rupanya bunga tu banyak kat rumah masa I kecik dulu2, tapi x pernah tau pun org buat pewarna.

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  10. guna bunga tu baru pure ye dak? oh my god kak.. i loikeeee roselle..hmmm, kalau panas2 minum roselle..perghh kecuq ayo liur...heheheh

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  11. hey.... the blue flowers reminds me of those days my grandmother used to make KUEH CHANG and the coloring memang use this flower... stil remember she has this plant in her house...
    those good ole times when we were little ...

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  12. so natural dua2 bunga i tak pernah tgk heheh bunga telang tu nak dapat color kena blend la kan ?

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  13. ns kerabu biru + daging bakar!! sedapppp sgt

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  14. Salam my dear TK..:)

    Tq yaa...ni baru pertama kali akak tgk bunganya..:):)

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  15. what a colourful food!! Blue rice is nice.

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  16. Eynda- My mother dulu pun pnah tanam tapi mcm mak pun tak tau buat so sekadar tanam je.

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  17. CatInSydney- Terengganu is heaven for cats! Semua makanan ada ikang! Kerpok, solok, kuih paung, sata,otak2 ..the list goes on and on..

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  18. Nana- Nasi kerabu mmg leceh nak buat but in Kelantan n Tganu takde masalahlah..all the ingredients dah jual siap2.Nak beli pun takde masalha. Ramai org jual. Tinggal buat nasi je..But then my MIL biasanya tak suka beli..I mmg tak reti buat so semua beli je..

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  19. Cheqna- Happy to see u here again..barulah meriah skit. Gi mane ????

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  20. LadyOfLeisure- me too suka nasi kerabu especially with ayam bakar!

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  21. Zarin- kat kelantan siap ada jual roselle tu..kat Tganu takde.Cuma jual juice kat setiu nearby the kilang. Nak tanam sendiri pun boleh..senang tumbuh kat sini.

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  22. Nensa- ntah kemana2 aje si Cheqna tu.Nasi kerabu tu sedap banget...Nensa.

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  23. Cheryl- The blue rice is a favourite here..It's really delicious.

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  24. I am amsterdam- Bunga tu chinese pun guna utk buat kueh. Senang tumbuh. Biasa org tnam kat pagar rumah.

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  25. Maya Amir- Ye la..masa panas2 mmg sedap minum roselle sejuk. Khasiat pun banyak.

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  26. My Putri- Ye la, I read somewhere the Chinese made kueh from bunga telang...must be delicious. It looks like kueh talam..which is my fav

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  27. Ermayum- kalau byk bolehlah blend. I tak guna byk hari tu. So i tenyeh bunga tu n campur air. Ambik airnya..Nak tumbuk dlm lesung pun bole.

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  28. Joy- agree with you. Sedap sungguh!!

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  29. Pn. Kartini- oh ye ke? Jarang dah org tanam pokok tu.

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  30. Mami- Hi Mami! Happy to see you again. The blue rice is really delicious. Make sure you try it the next time you come here..:)

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  31. Jo- Thanks for dropping by at my blog.

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  32. Hello TK!

    The nasi kerabu biru reminded me of my mornings during primary school when my mom would buy pulut inti from the morning market for breakfast.

    Thanks for the walk down memory lane! :) xo

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  33. Wah..sangat tempting nasi kerabu n air jus roselle itu.. yum2.. hehe

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  34. Yileen- Hi! Thanks for dropping by. Hmm I like pulut Inti. It's my husband's favourite.

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  35. LaDy Barbella- Hi dear! Thanks for dropping by. Ive seen the nasi kerabu biru at your blog..mmg tak patut la dorang jual camtu..

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  36. Wow, I've never seen blue rice before. I want to taste it, looks great!

    ps. Love the new photo in your header, so pretty and girly.

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  37. tak gi mana-mana..."tenggelam" dengan kerja...mama cats always chided me ~ tahun depan pun tak habis/ada lagi ~ hehehe...btul btul btul.

    :-)

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  38. TK, i never know that blue nasi kerabu is from bunga telang.Interesting info...tq

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  39. Biana- Thank you dear Biana. Love the photo too..The blue rice is a favourite here..It's delicious (to me)

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  40. Cheqna- keje mende tu..sampai tenggelam..

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  41. Ila-ali- hi dear! Lama tak nampak..Ye la belah2 pantai Barat mmg tak jumpa pokok tu. Kat sini ramai org tanam so kebnyakan org kat sini biasa tgok :)

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  42. Really interesting post! Amazing use of colours and vitamins from nature :)

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