5 Durable Dry Side Dish Recipes, Suitable for College Students to Eat During Sahur

Kapanlagi.com - During the month of Ramadan, like now, it's time for boarding house residents to always be careful with their suhoor meals because they are lazy to cook. It is not uncommon for them to skip suhoor because they are lazy to prepare food. However, suhoor is an important thing that should not be skipped.

Cooking is enjoyable for some people. However, not for someone who is lazy to cook. Especially if you have to cook in the morning because the time for suhoor is very limited. The solution to still have suhoor without causing difficulties is by preparing dry dishes that can last long.

This method is quite easy and practical. With limited time, you don't need to bother cooking and spending time in the kitchen. Just make this recipe for dry dishes for suhoor, which is practical and can be applied immediately:

1. Dried Tempeh

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Dried tempeh can be an alternative dish when there's no time to cook. Besides being delicious, this food can last for about three weeks. Therefore, you can make it yourself to accompany the suhoor menu.

Ingredients needed:

-300 grams of tempeh

-4 cloves of shallots, sliced

-3 cloves of garlic, sliced

-2 red chilies, sliced

-3 cm of galangal, crushed

-1 bay leaf

-1 stalk of lemongrass, crushed

-75 grams of granulated sugar

-1 ripe tamarind seed

-1 teaspoon of salt

-1 teaspoon of pepper

-50 ml of water

-salt to taste

How to make:

-Fry the sliced tempeh over medium heat until dry and browned. Drain.

-Prepare a pan, sauté shallots and garlic until fragrant.

-Add galangal, lemongrass, sliced red chilies, tamarind, and bay leaf. Sauté until everything is fragrant.

-Pour in granulated sugar and water little by little. Stir until all the sugar dissolves. Then, add salt to taste and adjust the flavor.

-Dried tempeh is ready to be enjoyed, and it can be stored for several days ahead.

2. Kering Kacang Teri

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In addition to its savory taste, this dried anchovy peanut is quite practical to cook. Besides the savory taste, the tongue is also spoiled with the deliciousness of addictive dried anchovy peanuts. 

The required ingredients:

-100 grams of anchovy

-100 grams of peanuts

-2 bay leaves

-galangal, crushed

-1 tablespoon of tamarind water

-granulated sugar

-1 teaspoon of salt

-4 teaspoons of oil

Ground spices:

-10 curly red chili peppers

-4 shallots

-2 cloves of garlic

How to make:

-Rinse the anchovies with running water to reduce the salty taste. Drain until dry

-Fry the anchovies until they are cooked and brownish and crispy. Next, fry the peanuts until cooked.

-Sauté the ground spices together with bay leaves, lime leaves, and galangal. Stir until fragrant.

-Add sugar, salt, and tamarind water. Cook until the spices are completely cooked. Adjust the taste. Turn off the heat.

-Add peanuts and fried anchovies. Stir well until all are coated with spices.

-Store in an airtight place or its shelf life will be longer if stored in the refrigerator

3. Serundeng Daging

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Serundeng is made from grated coconut mixed with fried meat until golden brown with spices. Serundeng is best enjoyed with warm rice.

Ingredients needed:
- 250 gr beef, sliced
- Sufficient grated coconut
- 1 stalk lemongrass, crushed
- 3 bay leaves
- 3 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 finger-length galangal, crushed
- Sufficient water

Ground spices:
- 3 shallots
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 tsp coriander
- 1 large red chili
- 2 curly red chilies
- Sufficient mushroom broth, salt, and brown sugar

How to make:

- Sauté the ground spices briefly.

- Clean the meat, add a little lemon juice, and pour the ground spices onto the meat while spreading it evenly.

- Add the grated coconut until golden brown while continuously stirring to prevent burning.

- Add the seasoned meat along with the bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, and galangal, and cook without oil/water. After the meat changes color and releases its juices, add sufficient water, salt, mushroom broth, and brown sugar. Cook until the spices are absorbed and the liquid is slightly reduced.

- Finally, add the roasted grated coconut and mix it with the meat until the meat becomes tender and slightly dry.

- Once done, store the serundeng in an airtight container.

4. Dried Shredded Chicken

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Dried shredded chicken can be an alternative food menu for sahur. Besides being practical to make, shredded chicken can also be consumed for several days ahead.

Ingredients needed:

-1/2 kg chicken breast

-cooking oil

-kaffir lime leaves

-1 stalk lemongrass

-sugar

-salt

-seasoning

Ground spices:

-8 shallots

-4 cloves of garlic

-3 large red chili peppers

-7 bird's eye chili peppers

How to make:

-Boil the chicken until tender, then shred it.

-Grind the spices and sauté them.

-Add kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, sugar, salt, and seasoning, sauté until cooked.

-Add the shredded chicken.

-Stir-fry until dry over low heat.

-After that, the dried shredded chicken can be enjoyed for sahur and can be stored because it can last long.

5. Dried Potatoes

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Another suitable dried dish to eat during suhoor is dried potatoes. Its crispy texture is delicious when paired with warm white rice.

Ingredients needed:

-1 tsp salt

-6 red bird's eye chili peppers

-4 cloves of garlic

-4 red curly chili peppers

-2 tbsp brown sugar

-2 medium-sized potatoes

-1 tsp granulated sugar

-4-5 thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves

Instructions:

- Peel and thinly slice the potatoes, or cut them according to your preference. Then, wash them thoroughly and soak the potatoes in 1 tsp of salt for 30 minutes.

- After that, the potatoes are ready to be fried until golden brown. Drain them.

- Grind the spices, sauté until fragrant. Add the thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves.

- Leave the spices in the pan, wait until completely cool while occasionally stirring to prevent clumping. Once cooled, mix in the fried potatoes until well-coated.

- After that, the dried potatoes can be enjoyed for suhoor and stored in an airtight container.

Those are some long-lasting dried dish recipes that are suitable for suhoor. The above recipe is not only easy but also practical to make. Hope it is useful.

(kpl/dtm)