Practical and Easy to Make, Here are 4 Recipes for Idul Adha Special Foods that Stimulate the Appetite

Kapanlagi.com - Soon, Muslims will celebrate Idul Adha or also known as Eid al-Adha. Just like Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha is also celebrated by gathering with family in a joyful atmosphere. One thing that is characteristic of Idul Adha is the serving of sacrificial meat dishes. So, it's not wrong for you to start thinking about Idul Adha special food recipes for this year.

In general, Idul Adha food menus are synonymous with beef and goat meat. In Indonesia itself, there are many variations of dishes made from these two types of meat. So, for those of us who live in Indonesia, we have many menu choices that can be made for Idul Adha later.

As reported from merdeka.com, here are some inspirations for easy-to-make Idul Adha special food recipes.

1. Sate Kambing

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Sate kambing is one of the favorite foods during Hari Raya Kurban. Sate is also very suitable to be enjoyed when gathering with family. Not only eating, cooking sate together can also increase familiarity. Here's the recipe for making sate kambing.

Ingredients needed:

- 500 gr of lamb meat

- 1 tablespoon of tamarind water

- 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder

- 1 tablespoon of cooking oil

- Salt to taste

- Pepper powder to taste

- Mushroom broth to taste

- 5 tablespoons of sweet soy sauce

Cooking method:

1) Cut the lamb meat into medium-sized cubes.

2) Skewer the meat on skewers.

3) Make the seasoning by mixing tamarind, garlic, oil, salt, and soy sauce.

4) After the seasoning is mixed well, apply the seasoning to the surface of the meat. Make sure the entire meat is coated with the seasoning.

5) The next step is to grill it over charcoal. Just grill it until half cooked.

6) After half cooked, reapply the seasoning to the meat.

7) Grill again until fully cooked.

8) After cooked, the sate can be served with soy sauce sambal, as well as sliced cabbage, chili, tomato, and shallots.

2. Tongseng

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Besides satay, tongseng is also one of the favorite menus for many people during Idul Adha. This food originated from Central Java can also be easily made. You can follow the recipe below.

Ingredients needed:

- 250 gr of lamb (can be replaced with beef)

- 1 stalk of lemongrass (crushed)

- 5 cm of galangal (crushed)

- 1 piece of ginger (crushed)

- 2 bay leaves

- 5 tablespoons of sweet soy sauce

- 1 sachet of coconut milk

- Sufficient amount of pepper powder

- Sufficient amount of salt

- Sufficient amount of sugar

- Sufficient amount of water

- Sufficient amount of cabbage

- 10 red bird's eye chilies

- 2 tomatoes

Ground Seasoning Ingredients:

- 4 cloves of garlic

- 6 shallots

- 2 candlenuts

- 1 teaspoon of ground cumin

- 1 teaspoon of ground coriander

How to cook tongseng:

1) Prepare and wash the vegetable ingredients: cabbage, tomatoes, and chilies.

2) Cut them into desired sizes (depending on preference)

3) Cut the meat into diced pieces (size depends on individual preference)

4) Sauté the ground seasoning until fragrant.

5) Add other spices, such as bay leaves, lemongrass, ginger, and galangal, then stir until wilted.

6) Add the meat into the cooked seasoning. Then stir until the meat and seasoning are evenly mixed.

7) Next, add water, coconut milk, and sweet soy sauce. Then stir until well blended.

8) Add salt, sugar, and pepper (according to taste).

9) Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.

10) Once the taste is right, you just need to cook it until the seasoning is absorbed.

11) After the seasoning is absorbed into the meat, add sliced tomatoes, bird's eye chilies, and cabbage.

12) Cook again until the cooked vegetables start to wilt or until the desired texture and taste are achieved.

13) When ready, tongseng is ready to be served. For completeness, you can add sliced celery leaves and fried onions.

3. Gulai Kambing

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Who doesn't like curry? The taste of this dish is also no less popular than satay and tongseng. With a refreshing spicy taste, curry is often present on the dining table during the celebration of Eid al-Adha. Here's the recipe for making curry.

Ingredients needed:

- 500 grams of goat meat

- 5 cloves of shallots

- 1 onion

- 5 cloves

- 2 cinnamon sticks

- 3 cardamom (ground)

- 1/2 nutmeg

- 1 tomato (cut into 4 pieces)

- Salt to taste

- Sugar to taste

Ground seasoning ingredients:

- 8 cloves of garlic

- 1 thumb-sized ginger

- 2 cm turmeric

- 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground pepper

- 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cumin

How to cook goat curry:

1) Prepare the meat, cut it and then boil it until half cooked.

2) Slice the onion and shallots.

3) Sauté the sliced shallots, onion, and cinnamon sticks until fragrant.

4) Add the ground seasoning, nutmeg, and cloves.

5) After the seasoning is mixed and fragrant, add the seasoning to the boiled goat meat, then stir until evenly distributed.

6) Add the cardamom.

7) Add sugar and salt.

8) Taste and adjust the seasoning.

9) Continue cooking until the meat becomes tender and the seasoning is absorbed.

10) Finally, add the tomato pieces and stir again.

11) Goat curry is ready to be enjoyed.

4. Beef Soup

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If you want to find a simpler recipe, you can try making beef soup. Although simple, in terms of taste, beef soup can compete with other Eid al-Adha menus. Here's the recipe for making beef soup.

Ingredients needed:

- 1/4 kg beef

- 3 potatoes

- 2 carrots

- 1 small packet of glass noodles

- 1 stalk of spring onion

- 1 stalk of celery

- Beef broth powder

- Salt to taste

- Sugar to taste

- Pepper to taste

How to cook beef soup:

1) Peel and wash the potatoes and carrots. Then, cut them according to your preference.

2) Soak the glass noodles in hot water, then drain them after the texture of the noodles becomes chewy.

3) Cut the celery and spring onion according to your preference.

4) Slice the beef into cubes.

5) Boil enough water until it boils.

6) After the water boils, add the beef and cook until tender.

7) Boil the potatoes and carrots separately until half-cooked.

8) After the beef is tender, add seasonings such as salt, beef broth powder, sugar, and pepper.

9) Add the half-cooked potatoes and carrots to the pot with the beef.

10) Add the glass noodles, spring onion, and celery.

11) Taste and adjust the seasoning. If it's already perfect, then the beef soup is ready to be served. To make it more complete, you can sprinkle fried onions on top.

Those are 4 easy-to-make recipes for Eid al-Adha special foods. So, are you interested in trying them out?

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