ALL ABOUT KETUPAT

The origin of the ketupat

Who are the people who do not know the ketupat?? Almost everyone knows the ketupat Indonesia. Foods cooked rice wrapped in young coconut leaves, identical with the Eid, Eid and diamond yes. Where did the actual origin of the ketupat? Who was first to discover and popularize the ketupat? Like other traditions in Indonesia certainly has, history background, not infrequently there is the philosophical meaning of these traditions. what about the ketupat? let us refer to: 

In history, Sunan Kalijaga is the person who first introduced him to the Java community. He twice Bakda civilize, namely Bakda Lebaran and Bakda Kupat. Bakda Kupat began the week after Lebaran. On the day called the Kupat Bakda, in Java land that time almost every house looks weave ketupat from young coconut leaves. Once finished cooking, Kupat is delivered to older relatives, became a symbol of togetherness.ketupat it self according to experts has several meanings, among them reflects the variety of human error, judging from the complexity woven ketupat wrap.  

The second, reflecting the cleanliness and purity of heart after beg forgiveness from all the mistakes, seen from a white ketupat if halved. The third reflects the perfection, if viewed from the ketupat shape. All that is connected with the victory of Muslims after a month of fasting and finally stepped on a pure day.Rupa (types) Ketupat Indonesiaketupat or Kupat is typical of Southeast Asian dishes made from rice. Rice is put in a woven palm leaves and steamed so mature. ketupat is most prevalent around the time Fitr, when Muslims celebrate the end of the fasting month. Ketupat also often served with kebabs. When served with tofu and curry into kupat tahu. 

Besides Indonesia, the diamond is also found in Malaysia, Singapore and so on.Among some circles in Java, the ketupat is often hung above the entrance to the house as a sort of talisman. In Bali ketupat are often offered as ritual offerings.

Ketupat  has always been a symbol of Idul Fitri in Indonesia. In the atmosphere of Eid to be less complete if there is no such thing as ketupat. Eaten with any vegetable or be very enjoyable, hmmm .. nyummy ... so ya want to break the fast prematurely,hihihi ...

Maybe for some of the community, providing ketupat on Eidday did not bother to buy and live so, but another said you knowit feels when you make your own, at least in terms of satisfactionand value of the ketupat itself in the culture of our Eid family.Well that still can not make a ketupat please see how to create a ketupat below:

how to make ketupat

 

1. Wash the rice to be cooked into a ketupat, soak for approximately 3 hours and the  results are mixed tirisannya fewwhiting.
2. Rice that is inserted into the ketupat wrap approximately 2 / 3 contents. Do not let more than that. Can expand it later oroversized ketupat when ripe, and severity of the ketupat will be severe
3. Boil water to be used to boil the ketupat.
4. Ketupat Boil for about 4-5 hours and as long as it should be in a state of fully submerged.
5. Once cooked, ketupat hung up to dry.

Above it is a way to make until cooked. To wrap ketupat of leaf(young coconut leaves) you can buy the vacancies, or if you would like to please just look at how to create a ketupat sequence of images below, to enlarge the picture just clicked,because the big picture so clearly to be imitated.