Ketupat (in Malay and Indonesian), Kupat (in Javanese and Sundanese) b> Fold (in Balinese) is a kind of dumplings made from rice packed in a diamond shaped container of palm leaf pouch. Normally found in Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines (where known as body in Maranao, Iranun and Maguindanaon, /b> in Tausug, bugnÃÆ'³y in Hiligaynon, pusÃÆ'Â' patupat in Kapampangan, Pangasinan and Ilocano). It is generally described as a "rice wrapper", although there are other types of wrap rice that are the same as lontong and bakchang .
Ketupat is cut open, the skin (palm leaves) is removed, the inner rice cake is cut into pieces, and served as a staple food instead of plain white rice. Usually eaten with rendang , chicken opor , pumpkin vegetables (chayote soup), heart fried sambal (liver in chilli ) or served as an accompaniment to satay (chicken or beef or lamb with skewers) or gado-gado (mixed vegetables with peanut sauce). Ketupat is also a major element of certain dishes such as ketupat vegetables (ketupat in chayote soup with tofu and boiled eggs) and kupat tahu (ketupat and tahu in peanut sauce).
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History
The use of woven young leaf ( janur ) leaves as a bag for cooking food is widespread in Southeast Asia's Maritime, from Indonesia and Malaysia, to the Philippines. Ketupat is made from rice that has been wrapped in lontar leaf pouch and boiled. As the rice matures, the grains expand to fill the bag and the rice becomes compressed. This cooking method gives the diamond the shape and texture typical of the rice dumplings.
Local stories passed down from generation to generation have linked the creation of this rice delivery style to the needs of seafarers to keep the ripe rice undamaged during long sea voyages. Coco leaves used to wrap the rice are always formed into triangular or diamond shapes and kept hanging in bunches in the open air. This form of packaging facilitates moisture to drip from cooked rice while coco leaves allow unheated rice and at the same time prevent flies and insects from touching it.
In Java and most of Indonesia, Ketupat is associated with the Islamic tradition of Idul Fitri (Idul Fitri). The initial relationship of ketupat with the Islamic tradition of Lebaran is believed to have originated from the 15th century Demak Sultanate. However, ketupat is also known in non-Muslim communities, such as Balinese Hindus and Filipinos, who suggest that weaving of coconut leaves has a pre-Islamic origin. It is associated with local Hindu rituals on the worship of Dewi Sri, the goddess of Java. The Balinese Hindus still weave cherries from Dewi Sri as offerings, as well as weave tipat leaves during Brass Bali Hindu holy day.
According to Javanese tradition, Indonesian tradition first began when Sunan Bonang, one of Wali Songo of Tuban in 15th-century Java, called on Muslims to enhance the perfection of their Ramadan fast by asking for forgiveness. and forgive the faults of others. The tradition of preparing and consuming ketupat or kupat in Javanese during Lebaran is believed to be introduced by Raden Mas Sahid or Sunan Kalijaga, one of the Wali Songo (nine Muslim saints) who spread Islam in Java. Sunan Kalijaga introduced the ritual of Idul Fitri on 8 Shawwal, a week after Idul Fitri and a day after six days of fast Shawwal. It is believed that it contains the appropriate symbolism; kupat means accelerate or "acknowledge a person's mistake" in Javanese, according to requesting a tradition of forgiveness during Lebaran. The crossed palm weaving symbolizes the mistakes and sins committed by humans, and the inner white rice cake symbolizes purity and liberation from sin after observing the fast of Ramadan, prayer and ritual. In addition to Java, the tradition of consuming ketupat during Idul Fitri can also be found throughout Indonesia; from Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Nusa Tenggara.
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Cultural significance
In various places in Indonesia, there is a ceremony called Lebaran Ketupat , which is observed after the closing of an additional six days of fasting after Idul Fitri. In Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, thousands of Muslims celebrate Lebaran Ketupat - or Lebaran Topat as it is called locally - by visiting the tomb of Muslim clerics before taking part in communal ceremonial activities, which include musical performances, ketupat cooking competitions, to a shared meal where ketupat is served as a main course. Side dishes vary, ranging from plecing kangkung (sauteed kangkung) to local dish Taliwang Chicken . In Central Java, Lebaran Ketupat is called Bada Kupat , and is celebrated by cooking and serving ketupat and lepet (steamed rice steamed rice cooked in woven leaves) in Semarang. In Colo, Kudus District, a parade of gunungan (cone-shaped victim) made of diamond, lepet and other food on the slopes of Mount Muria near the recorded graves of Muslim Reverend Sunan Muria, was held for celebrating Bada Kupat , while on the slopes of Mount Merapi in Boyolali District, the celebration featured a livestock parade decorated with ketupat.
Among the Hindu communities in Bali and Banyuwangi in East Java, Ketupat is part of the festive offerings and rituals of Kuningan celebrations to end the Galungan holy days. During Galungan, the Hindu family constructed and erected a yellow castle made of leaf jatur (young palm leaf), and then made some offerings to the temple. Ten days after Galungan, the Kuningan ceremony was observed to conclude religious holy days. To celebrate Kuningan, the Balinese Hindu family makes tipat or the first ketupat as an offering, and then they consume some ketupat afterwards.
There are some striking similarities between the Javanese Muslim Lebaran and the Balinese Hindu Galungan-Kuningan the holy days, the diamond is one. For example, families visit their family or ancestral tombs before observing the holy day, and they consume ketupat to close religious festivals. Although currently in contemporary Indonesia, ketupat is closely linked to the Muslim Eid celebrations, this parallel phenomenon suggests the original pre-Islamic diamonds, as the Original Indonesia way to show gratitude and celebrate by making and consuming certain types of food.
Variety
There are many types of diamond , with two more common ones being rice ketungat and ketutat pulut . rice ketupat made from white rice and wrapped in a square with coconut leaves while ketutat pulut made from sticky rice is usually wrapped in triangular form using leaves from the fan's sole ( Licuala ). Ketupat pulut is also called "palung leaf ketupat" in Malaysia.
Ketupat is also traditionally served by Indonesians and Malays in open homes at celebration events such as Eid or Eid (Hari Raya Aidilfitri). During Idul Fitri in Indonesia, ketupat is often served with chicken opi (chicken in coconut milk), chicken or beef curry, rendang , fried sauce ati (beef liver), krechek (buffalo or beef dish), or Siamese pumpkin vegetables (chayote soup). Ketupat or lontong is also used instead of plain white rice in gado-gado, karedok , or pecel .
Among the Moro (Muslim Filipino) groups that dominate the Sulu Islands and Mindanao southwest of the Philippines, the ketupat, known as piyoso or ta'mu , is served with a variety of dishes including > ti thatum , rendang , ginataang manok , pyanggang , kulma and satti . It is presented during special occasions such as Hari Raya Idul Fitri, Idul Adha Day and weddings.
Among Filipino Christians in the Visayas and Luzon, the pusÃÆ'Â' , like the locally known diamonds , are also traditionally used as pabaon or lunch packaging, traditionally brought by workers, served with a choice of stew. PusÃÆ'Â' is also much eaten on the streets of Cebu with pork or chicken skewers and other baked options. In the Hiligaynon-speaking area, it's known as bugnÃÆ'³y .
Derivative plate
In addition to substituting steamed rice or lontong in certain dishes, such as sate, Ketupat sayur
One of the most popular street food in Indonesian cities is the Ketupat vegetable which means literature "ketupat in vegetable soup". Ketupat sayur is known in two popular versions; Betawi version from Jakarta and katakana katakana version of Padang from West Sumatra. Ketupat vegetables are popular as breakfast dishes in Jakarta and Padang. It consists of a ketupat served with slices of chayote and unripe jackfruit in coconut milk thin and spicy, on top with cooked tofu and pindang eggs (spiced boiled eggs), and crackers crackers. If lontong is used in the same recipe, it is called lontong sayur . Kupat know
Ketupat is also used as a main ingredient in Sundanese and Javanese cooking kupat tahu , namely ketupat, tahu goreng (fried tofu), and sprouts served with peanut sauce topped with crunchy crackers crackers. The popular variants of kupat tahu include Kupat Tahu Kuningan from Kuningan District in West Java, Kupat Tahu Magelang from Magelang District, Central Java, and Kupat Tahu Gempol from Surabaya, East Java.
The Balinese version is called tattoo pastok , sliced ​​with ketupat, vegetables, bean sprouts, cucumbers, and fried tofu mixed with peanut sauce made from fried peanuts, garlic, chilli, salt and tauco. fermented soybean paste.
Other uses
In Bali, which is predominantly Hindu, ketupat is used as one of the temple offerings. In Java, among the traditional Muslim abangan communities, woven or untreated diamonds are often hung as amulets to symbolize wealth and prosperity.
Because in Indonesia the ketupat is closely related to the Islamic Idul Fitri, it is also used as decoration. The empty rhinestone woven from the colorful ribbons is used as decoration to signify this festive occasion, in the same fashion as the bells to mark Christmas. Colorful ribbon ribbons are often used to decorate a shopping center, office, or as a gift gift parcel.
Similar plates
In Cambodia, a plate of glutinous rice pounded and wrapped in pentagonal palm leaves is called katom (????) in Khmer. This is a non-traditional variant num kom that uses banana leaves instead of palms. In Indonesia, a plate of uncompressed rice in a leaf container includes lepet, lontong , lemper , arem-arem and bacang .
See also
- Slow
- Lontong
- Onigiri
- Zongzi
References
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