How to Make Wajik ( Taditional Food )

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Yooo hello my fellow hivers and all hive communities from around the world wherever you are. Back again with me Jodi Pamungkas on the blog of food and snack recipes that are very easy for you to make yourself at home without having to spend a lot of money and time. Happy Monday to those of you who are working and doing activities, I hope you are fine and there are no problems. Thank you to all the hivers and the entire community who have visited and supported my previous post regarding the recipe for how to make Buko pandan from the Philippines. What do you think about this recipe? It's so easy to make a really delicious dessert, leave your feedback below this post. So, on this sunny Monday, I will share a traditional food recipe that is quite legendary and popular in Indonesia. Have you ever heard of Wajik? This food comes from Central Java. The name Wajik is very famous in Central Java, but it is different in other areas, in other areas it is called sweet rice. There are so many types of Wajik that are widespread throughout Indonesia. So, are you curious about this Wajik recipe? just see the recipe below until it's finished and good luck.

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What you have to buy and prepare to make this Wajik traditional food is glutinous rice that has been soaked overnight, brown sugar, salt, sugar, coconut milk, mineral water and finally pandan leaves. There are not so many ingredients that you have to prepare, after you have prepared all the ingredients, now let's start the first step of making traditional Wajik food.

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The first step, what you have to do in this first step is to cook the glutinous rice that you have prepared beforehand, you can adjust the glutinous rice according to your wishes. Cook the glutinous rice until the water in the pan reduces and you have to keep stirring the glutinous rice until done using medium heat.

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The second step, after the glutinous rice has been cooked until the water in the pan has shrunk, now prepare a steamer and put all the cooked glutinous rice into the steamer, then steam the glutinous rice for about 25 minutes on medium heat. Make sure you check the glutinous rice periodically and stir it so that it cooks perfectly.

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The third step, while the glutinous rice is steamed for 25 minutes, now prepare 2 brown sugar and cut it into small pieces like the photo above. Use good quality brown sugar to make the Wajik taste better.

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The fourth step, after you have cut the brown sugar into small pieces, now prepare a pan and pour 400 ml of coconut milk into the pan, then add the pieces of brown sugar that you have prepared, then add 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and also half a tablespoon of salt into the pan . After that, cook and stir the coconut milk until well blended and the color of the coconut milk changes to brown.

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The fifth step, after the coconut milk is cooked, mixed well and also changes color, now what we do next is, first filter the coconut milk so that there is no brown sugar that is still hard. So far, what do you think? Pretty easy isn't it? Give your feedback below this post.

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The sixth step, after you have filtered the coconut milk until there is no brown sugar that is still hard, now pour it back into the pan and cook the coconut milk again. Add 1 pandan leaf to the coconut milk so that the coconut milk is more fragrant.

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The seventh step, after you have cooked the coconut milk until it smells like pandan and cooked, now pour all the glutinous rice that you steamed earlier. Then stir continuously the glutinous rice until it is well mixed and the coconut milk shrinks, make sure you use medium heat to cook the glutinous rice.

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The eighth step, after you have cooked the glutinous rice until it is well mixed and the coconut milk has shrunk, now prepare a medium-sized baking sheet, then place the banana leaf as a base in the pan so that later you can easily lift the glutinous rice when it is inserted into the pan.

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The last step, all you have to do is pour all the glutinous rice and compact it using a spatula so that it is easy for you to cut. After that, cut the Wajik using a very sharp knife or you can coat the knife with plastic so it doesn't stick.

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And finally, Wajik can be enjoyed together with your friends and family. The taste is very unique and delicious, especially when accompanied by tea or milk, it makes Wajik even more delicious. What do you think ? You must make this traditional food, because it tastes very good. Thank you for those of you who have read and visited my post today about the recipe for how to make traditional Wajik food. Don't forget to give your advice and support so that I can continue to be excited about sharing other food and snack recipes. See you in the next recipe with me, Jodi Pamungkas. Good luck !