Chef Martin Praja's Lontong Cap Go Meh Recipe, Complete With Soy Powder

 
Lontong Cap Go Meh is one of the special culinary delights to close the Chinese New Year celebrations. Cap Go Meh itself is a celebration of Chinese citizens which is usually held 15 days after the Chinese New Year celebrations.

Generally, this lontong with Go Meh stamp is served with chicken opor, pumpkin vegetables, liver-fried chili sauce, pickles, and don't miss soy powder. Well, actually you can also make this Cap Go Meh lontong dish at home.

Curious about the Cap Go Meh rice cake recipe and how to make it? Quoted from the YouTube Gallery Rasa Channel, here is the recipe for Lontong Ca Go Meh by Chef Martin Praja. Have a peek!

Chayote Lodeh Ingredients:

2 pcs chayote (Julienne/ Cut matchsticks)
2 ocs bay leaf
5 cm galangal
1 liter coconut milk
10 pcs whole red bird's eye
Sugar
Salt
Pepper
Cooking oil

Ground spices:

3 pcs big red chili
6 pcs red onions
3 pcs garlic
3 pcs hazelnut
Soybean Powder:

250 gr white soybeans (soaked, then roasted)
2 pcs lime leaves
tsp salt
2 tsp sugar

How to make:

Saute ground spices until cooked
Add pumpkin, salam and galangal
Stir until the spices are smooth
Add cayenne pepper
Add coconut milk and cook until done
How to make:

Blend all ingredients until smooth, serve.
Cap go meh rice cake topping:

Rice cake
Potato liver fried chili
Eggs
Pumpkin Lodeh
Soybean Powder
Fried onions

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