Good Morning!
Back to our sweet posting for breaking fast in Ramadan 😊 To so many around the world, dates is the common sweet to break your fast with, however in Indonesia, we would break ours with traditional cakes, dessert porridge, icey sweet drinks, and savory snacks. Dates weren't so common before, and only the rich family would have it. Regardless for the past 10-15 years now that dates are becoming more common, majority still look for traditional sweets 😊
For today's recipe, I'm sharing icey sweet drink that is basically a mix of fruits and goodies, served cold, either with shaved ice, crushed ice, and/or ice cubes. We call it as Es Campur, which literally translated as mixed ice.
Avocado, ripe but still firm, cubed
1/4 c basil seeds
Fermented cassava
Grass jelly, cubed to smaller size
Toddy palm fruits in syrup
1 tsp pandan paste
1 can coconut milk
A generous pinch of salf
1 c packed dark brown sugar
2-3 tbsp sugar
Ice cubes, as needed
In a bowl, softened basil seeds in enough water (1/2-1 c), let stand for 2 mins
Drain today palm fruit from syrup, slice to bitesize, stir in pandan paste to coat and flavor
Into a pot, pour coconut milk and stir in salt, bring to simmer. Take off from heat, cool to room temperature
In another pot, place sugars and pour in 1 c of water being to boil for 5 mins. Take off from heat and let cool to room temperature
In serving bowls, add cubed avocado (1/2-1 avocado per serving), a piece or two of fermented cassava, a heaping spoonful each of basil seeds, grass jelly, and toddy palm fruit.
Pour in a laddle or two of coconut milk, as well brown sugar syrup. Top with ice and serve
Enjoy!