Ketan Serundeng Ikan / Glutinous Rice Cake with Shreded Fish Topping

I've been contacted by Lubna Karim - from Yummy Food ; to participate into her event "Joy from fasting to feasting" about a week ago. But with all 'the chaos' around me ; I hardly to manage my time until today . 

I love her idea to share our tradition to other fellow blogger during Ramadan - wish I have more time to take more decent picture than the one I sent to her.

Take a peek at her blog and her event HERE - and you will find so many interesting recipes from all around the world and common serve during Ramadan.

I share 'Ketan Serundeng Ikan'  recipe and will be posted at her blog on August, 7. This recipe is always bring my childhood memory back - the time that I love to sit together with my family for iftar (fasting break time).  After all, what better than soul food for yourself, huh ? :)

 

 

Ketan Serundeng Ikan // Glutinous Rice Cake with Shredded Fish Topping

 

Ingredients :

 

500gr glutinous rice , rinsed well, soaked into the warm water for 1 hours, drained

 

250ml lite coconut milk

2 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp salt

 

Ingredients for fish topping :

300gr red snapper fillet or tuna or tilapia ; steam for about 10 minutes ; shredded when is cold enough to handle

2 Bay Leaves

3 tbsp vegetable oil

1 1/4 tsp salt

1 1/4 tsp sugar

2 Lime Leaves

 

The Spices, grind very well all the ingredients bellow with mortar or food processor :

3 medium garlic

2 red bird pepper / 2 tbsp sambel oelek

1/2 tsp coriander powder

5 shallot

Directions :

1. Steam the glutinous rice for about 10 minutes

2. Meanwhile In medium pot, boiled coconut oil, turmeric powder, salt - stir very well. Than, add into the rice, mix together, add lime juice. Steam it again until cooked through about 15 more minutes.

3. Fish Topping : in medium wok, saute the spices , bay leaves, lime leaves with vegetable oil until translucent, than add shredded fish , stir ; add sugar and salt. Cooked until the mixture become dry.

4. Serve the cake rice with fish topping. Enjoy.