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Gulai
Chicken gulai
CourseMain
Place of originIndonesia
Region or stateSumatra
Serving temperatureHot and room temperature

Gulai is a type of food containing rich, spicy and succulent curry-like sauce commonly found in Indonesia and Malaysia. The main ingredients might be poultry, beef, mutton, various kinds of offals, fish and seafoods, and also vegetables such as cassava leafs and unripe jackfruit. The gulai sauces commonly have a thick consistency with yellowish color because of the addition of ground turmeric. Gulai sauce ingredients consist of rich spices such as turmeric, coriander, black pepper, galangal, ginger, chilli pepper, shallot, garlic, fennel, lemongrass, cinnamon and caraway, ground into paste and cooked in coconut milk with the main ingredients.[1] Gulai is often described as an Indonesian type of curry,[2] although Indonesian cuisine also recognize kari or kare (curry).

Variations

Gulai is originated in Sumatra, Indonesia and is thought to be the local adaptation of Indian curry, developed and derived from Indian influence on Indonesian cuisine. The dish is popular and widely served in the Indonesian archipelago, especially in Sumatra, Java and also Malay peninsula and Borneo. The thick and yellowish gulai sauce is one of the most common sauces in Minangkabau cuisine, to gave a rich and spicy taste to meats, fish, or vegetables. The gulai sauce found in Minangkabau, Aceh, and Malay cuisine usually has a thicker consistency, while the gulai in Java is thinner, served in soup-like dishes containing pieces of mutton, beef or offal.

Gulai is usually served with steamed rice, however, some recipes such as goat or mutton gulai might be served with roti canai.

Some variations of Indonesian gulai according to its ingredients:

References

  1. ^ "Resep Gulai Ayam" (in Indonesian). Resep Masakan Indonesia. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  2. ^ Lilly T. Erwin. "Aroma Rasa Kuliner Indonesia: Sajian Gulai (Indonesian Culinary: Gulai (Curry))". Gramedia International. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Resepi Gulai Telur Itik" (in Malay). MyResipi. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  4. ^ "Gulai Kambing" (in Indonesian). Kompas.com. August 17, 2008. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
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