PUDDING RAJA PAHANG TRADITIONAL FOOD
Written By :
Siti Hajar
Puding raja ( ' Royal Pudding ' ) is a traditional pahang Malay dish taken as an apptizer or dissert and is easy to make . In the state of Pahang , this popular delicacy ( sometimes also know as (' puding raja') can be found is some restaurants and food-stalls in the royal town of Pekan.
A) Ingredients for the puding raja :
1. 2 kilors of pisang raja ( this is the most suitable banana for this dish )
2.oil for frying
3. For garnishing you need : cherries ( red ang green ) , raisins , cashew nuts ( that you fry without oil for a while ) and pruners
Preparation procedure for the puding raja
In awok , pour in the oil . When the oil is heated , fry the bananas until golden brown . Drain and dry . Then , put them asideto cold
B) Ingredients for the jala mas
1. 20 eggs yolk
2. 1 and a half cup of sugar
3 . 2 cups of water
4 . Banana leaves ( shape them like ice-cream cones with very small hole below them . Make 2-4 because they might be broken during the process of " menjala " later . If they are big , they turned out to be quite ugly.
Preparation procedure for the jala mas
Seperate the egg yolk from the white . Stir it slowly , In a wok. Pour in the water and sugar . When there are bubles surfacing the mixture ( of water and sugar , herein after called syrup ) , take the banana leave that you have made into an ice-cream cone like shape . In a circle motion , move the ice- cream cone like shape in the wok . The smaller the gap between each layer , the better , when the syrup is this process , pour in hot water .
C) Ingredients for the gravy
1. 1 can of evaporated milk ( i use Saji brand )
2. 1 can of water ( you use the evaporated milk can to measure the water )
3. 1/2 cup of sugar ( i you can extra sugar if you want the gravy to be much sweeter )
Preparition procedure for the gravy
In a cooking pot , pour in the evaporated milk . Then add water . And finally add in sugar . Let it boil before turning off the stove . Make sure you always stir it to avoid the mixture to form bubbles . You may also put screw pine leave for fragrant if you like . But i don't put . It was still dark outside so i didn't dare go and pluck it .
Serving the puding raja
In a bowl , arrange the bananas. Then put prunes on top of them . Then spread raisins , cherries and cashew nuts. After that , spread the jala mas on these ingredients. Then , pour in the gravy . It is suffient that you pour it to cover the ingredients mentioned . Serve it cold ( perhads you can store the gravy in the fridge for a while before serving ) . Happy trying ........
Written By :
Siti Hajar

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