[Assam] 'Assam' is an Indonesian Dish

[Malabika Brahma]

Actually the language spoken by majority of Malaysians and Indonesians is called Bahasha (derivative of Bhasha). Bahasha Malaysia and Bahasha Indonesia. Even the base of Filipino is Bahasha with a lot of Portugese influence.  You do find a lot of Sanskrit influence in Bahasha. For example, there was a movement in Malaysia in the 60s to wrestle the trade and commerce from the Han Chinese businessman in favor of the local Malaysians. It was called the Bhoomi-Putra (sons of soil) movement.

Rajiv Baruah <rajiv.baruah at usa.net> wrote: Hello,
 Both Malay and Indonesia speak Malay - so asam means sour in both countries.
 best
 Rajiv
 


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Received: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:41:28 PM SGT
From: "Barua25" 
To: "Santanoo Medhi" , 
Subject: Re: [Assam] 'Assam' is an Indonesian Dish



 
 
 
 That is interesting. Rajib told that the word Assam means 'tenga' in Indonesia. Do you know any thing about the word meaning in Malaysia?
 Rajen Barua
 
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 From: Santanoo Medhi 
 To: assam at assamnet.org 
 Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 6:15 AM
 Subject: Re: [Assam] 'Assam' is an Indonesian Dish
 

 well. this dish is also popular in Singapore and Malaysia. This one tastes like a cross between :tom yam of Thailand"and our ""tenga" I have not eaten the version with prawns as I have seen mostly that they dish with made with fish head. In the menu it is listed as "Assam Fish head curry". it is delicious.
  
 santanoo
 
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 From: Barua25 
 To: assam at assamnet.org 
 Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:47 AM
 Subject: [Assam] 'Assam' is an Indonesian Dish
 

         Do you know that 'Assam' is also a popular Indonesian Dish.
         Heard it before but did not know what it is. Here is the recipe.   
         Next time you go an Indonesian Restaurant, ask for it.
         RB
       
 RB
  
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 I am Raj from Sydney Australia & here is a recipe of a Dish which I enjoy when I travel to Bali Indonesia. Hope you like it too. 
 E-mail : meeta at expresspc.net 
 
 
 
 
 Prawns Udang Goreng Assam (Indonesian) 
 Ingredients 
 350 gm Prawns with tail, peeled & deveined 
60 ml Vegetable Oil 
80 gm Onions cleaned & chopped. 
10 gm Garlic fresh & chopped 
100 ml Tamarind pulp 
30 gm Lemon Grass crushed 
10 gm Galangal Root or substitute with fresh Tumeric Root 
5 nos Lime Leaves or substitute with Curry Leaves 
2 nos Star Aniseed 
10 gm Chillies Red (long) chopped 
1 no Cinnamon quills whole 
3 gm Cummin (jeera) seeds 
100 gm diced tinned Tomatoes or peeled ripe diced tomatoes 
Salt & Pepper to taste 
 Method: 
 
 
 Remove spike but keep the tails on the prawns. 
 Maninate in red chilli powder, salt, half the tamarind pulp, cummin seeds and corn flour & quickly deep fry in hot oil. Do not over cook as prawns turn dark. Must have good colour. Keep prawns aside. . 
 Method for sauce: Fry chopped onions in oil with chopped garlic & sweat onions well. Add lime leaf, bashed lemon grass stalk, galanga, star anise, cinnamon quill, chopped fresh long red chilli & chunky tinned peeled tomato. Cook well & till sauce has a coarse cosistency. Season with salt & pepper. 
 Serve prawns on hot turmeric rice or steamed jasmine rice & top with sauce on prawns & rice. Garnish with coriander sprig. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 

 
 
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