Day: April 3, 2022

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‘Musang king berendam’: A special Ramadan menu in Kampung Chuchuh Puteri

KUALA KRAI, April 3 (Bernama) — Durian, affectionately called the King of Fruits in South East Asia, is always in high demand whenever it is in season.

Seeing its potential, a traditional Malay kuih (cake) maker, Siti Khazanah Mohd Nordin, 52, came up with a new recipe using durian of the musang king variety called ‘musang king berendam’ in Ramadan last year.

Speaking to Bernama, Siti Khazanah said she was inspired by a popular traditional Malay snack, the ‘badak berendam’ (literally translated as soaking hippo, made with glutinous rice flour) to come up with the dessert.

She said she used the flesh of the musang king durian made into a paste instead of red bean paste used to make ‘badak berendam’ as the filling.

“I also put musang king paste in the topping,” she said when met in Kampung Chuchuh Puteri here today.

Siti Khazanah said the ingredients to make the kuih are easy to find namely glutinous rice flour, gula Melaka (palm sugar), coconut milk and pandan leaves.

“There are three stages in the process of making the kuih. The first step is to cook the musang king durian paste until it is dried before the paste is made into small balls.

“The second step is to mix glutinous rice flour with water and to knead the dough thoroughly before boiling it,” she said.

The cooked dough is then made into large round shapes before the small balls of musang king paste are inserted into them, she added.

Siti Khazanah said the third process is to prepare the topping by mixing the paste, coconut milk, gula Melaka and pandan leaves, adding that once it is cooked, the topping will be poured on the round-shaped kuih, soaking it, hence the name.

Siti Khazanah, who also owns a 16-hectare musang king durian orchard said the dessert she created is sold at RM5 per pack.

“I have received almost 100 bookings for ‘musang king berendam’ from the villagers for Ramadan,” she added.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency

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Don’t advertise Ramadan buffets without halal certs – JAIM

MELAKA, April 3 (Bernama) — The Melaka Islamic Religious Department (JAIM) has reminded hotel operators or food premises that do not have halal certification to not advertise Ramadan buffets.

JAIM director Datuk Che Sukri Che Mat said they were also prohibited from using phrases such as Ramadan buffet, iftar Ramadan, jom iftar, ditanggung halal and dijamin halal when promoting their buffets in pamphlets or on posters, banners and social media, so as not to confuse the Muslims.

“It is not compulsory for hotels or premises selling food to acquire the halal certification but they cannot use these phrases in their Ramadan buffet ads as this is deceiving consumers.

“Therefore, JAIM together with the Domestic Trade and Consumers Affairs Ministry will conduct checks at hotels and food premises around Melaka to ensure that this does not happen,” he told reporters after an operation in the Melaka Tengah district here today.

To date, only 14 hotels in Melaka have obtained the Malaysian halal certification and are allowed to use the phrases in promoting or advertising their Ramadan buffets.

Che Sukri also said that hotels or food premises found to have committed the offence could be taken action under the Trade Description Act 2011.

In another development, he said 80 locations involving eateries and vacant premises throughout the state have been identified as ‘hotspots’ for ‘geng plastik hitam’ (black plastic bag gangs) to buy food or eat discreetly.

As such, JAIM will intensify its enforcement operations, including going undercover to catch those who skip fasting, he said.

He added that those found eating, drinking or selling food in public during Ramadan could face action under Section 49 of the Melaka Syariah Offences Enactment 1991.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency