Sayur besan is a special Jakarta’s Betawi descent traditional sugar cane blossom (terubuk) curry stew. Sayur besan literrary derived from the betawi langguage sayur for vegetables and besan that means in-law. This is a part of the tradition in Betawi descent wedding ceremony; the sayur besan is usually served by female-bride to welcomed the male-bride family. Sayur besan is usually paired with Gabus Pucung, a spicy snakehead fish stew.
Sayur besan is basically contains four major ingredient; terubuk (sugar cane blossom), petai or pete (Parkia speciosa,stink bean), potato and bihun (glass vermicelly). Other commond ingredients is stringbean, carrot and chayote. Sayur besan is usually cotains some grounded ebi or dried shrimp that made the broth gotsavoury taste. The yellowish color coconut curry comes from the spice paste that contains turmeric.
Sayur besan is rarely seen nowdays, despite the rare ingredients; terubuk, some of the betawi descent even did’t know about the dish. Based on Detik Food, you can find the terubuk on Cikini traditional market, Central Jakarta. Terubuk is a kinda pricey vegetables in Jakarta, i was rather shock when i foraging on on that traditional market because it cost about 1 USD for a single terubuk. Fortunately, i can find this ethnic vegetable that i used in this post in my home town, Muara Dua, a small distric that need 7 hours drives from Palembang. This cost me for about 1.5 US$ for 3 bundles that contains 5 medium size terubuk for each bundle. Terubuk is rather seasonal vegetable, you can find easily in rainy season becausethe plant got blossoming at that time.
The Terubuk or sugar cane blossom (Saccharum edule haskarl) got many names across Indonesian archipelago, it’s called Terubuk, Telor Tebu,Telok Tebu, Endog, Tiwu Endog, Kelobot or Terubus. Other common names include Duruka, Fiji Asparagus, Dule (Fiji), Pitpit (Melanesia) and Naviso. Terubuk got a fish egg or roe like texture, that’s why this is called Telor Tebu or sugar cane egg (roe) in Indonesia, besides the appearance of terubuk is lso like a sack of fish eggs.
Resep Sayur Besan Terubuk Khas Betawi:
Ingredients:
- 12 medium size terubuk, telor tebu or duruka ( sugar cane blossom), cut into pieces
- 100 gr potato (kentang), i use baby potato
- 30 gr stink bean (petai or pete)
- 50 gr glass vermicelly (bihun), cook according to the package instruction, set aside
- 2 cups coconut oil (santan)
- 3 cloves garlic (bawang putih), thinly slice
- 1 lemongrass (sereh), bruised
- 1 kaffir lime leaves (daun jeruk purut)
- 2 Indonesian bay leaves (daun salam)
- 3 cm galagal (laos) , bruised
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 small tomato,diced
- 2 L water
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon deep fried shallots (bawang goreng) for garnish
- 8 shallots (bawang merah)
- 6 cloves garlic (bawang putih)
- 6 or more red chillies (cabe merah)
- 1 tbsp toasted dried shrimp (ebi sangrai)
- 1 tsp corriander seed (ketumbar), toasted
- 4 candle nuts (kemiri), toasted
- 3 cm ginger (jahe)
- 3 cm turmeric (kunyit)
Instruction :
- Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a wok pan, saute the sliced garlic, galagal and lemongrass until fragrant and slightly browned
- Put the spice paste and continue to saute another 2 minutes, add the kaffir lime and bay leaves.
- Pour the water and the coconut milk, bring to boil, season with salt and sugar, adjust the taste
- Add the baby tomato and stink bean , simmer for about 10 minutes
- Add the terubuk or sugar cane blossom, let it simmer for another 5 minutes
- Nearly done, add the diced tomato
- Serve sayur besan with glass vermicelli and deep fried shallot
Your wife must be one lucky lady to have you cooking like this all the time. Another wonderful recipe my friend!
idih belanjanya sampe ke pasar cikini, udah jadi blom tuh pasar? kan masih renovasi? itu juga satu pasar favoritku deh, enak belanja disitu, walupun mahal..
terubuk jarangjarang sekarang.. jadi sayur besan sering kukasih labu siam..
aku kmrn liat terubuknya di luar pasarnya kak, kayak pasar tumpah gitu……
iya dsn harganya lumayan mahal,
tp penjualnya gak terlalu banyak deh mnurutku
aku kmrn liat terubuknya di luar pasarnya kak, kayak pasar tumpah……
iya dsn harganya lumayan mahal,
tp penjualnya gak terlalu banyak deh mnurutku
penjualnya dikit, tapi elitelit isi jualannya, segerseger gitu..
scara, munglin krn banyak konsumennya yg etnis china juga kali ya…..
ga juga, disitu kan deket menteng, pasar elit lah..
Wow, this look so interesting.
🙂 Mandy
Waw, Dedy! What a truly appetizing amazing & pretty recipe! I need to taste it too! Another must make! xxx Fabulous food!
Ded, gilaa apaan itu, belon pernah liat telor tebu hehhe. agak2 takjub 🙂
itu makanan kampung, tp harganya kota kak…..hehehe
waduh, makanan kampung harga kota pasti melambung tinggi itu hehee
What a unique recipe, I certainly have never heard of sugar cane curry… I imagine that the sweetness of the sugar cane would contrast nicely with the spiciness of the sauce.
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What an interesting dish. I’d never heard of sugar cane blossoms, much less using them in a curry. Once again, Dedy, you’ve taught me something new. 🙂
nama sayurnya keren ya sayur besan, artiny ajuga sama dgn besan yg ada di kampungku sana, tapi baru tahu ada menu dgn nama ini, lecker ya sayurnya 🙂
Hmm, menggiur sekali … tapi aku baru kali ini lihat resep ini dan baru tahu kalau bunga jagung bisa di masak. Aku akan coba karena di desa suamiku banyak ladang jagung. Terima-kasih untuk resepnya ! Pasar Cikini… tempat aku ikut belanja sehari-hari dulu dengan ibuku…
Dedy, aku salah mengerti kupikir… bunga tebu maksudmu entah kenapa aku pikir itu bunga jagung … jadi ndak jadi membayangkan masak ini, terpaksa tunggu kalau pulang kampung nanti … hiks!
hehehe, gap papa mbak, btw mungkin di Perancis cb cari Fijian (Fiji) gourmet store,
ini populer juga dgn nama asparagus fiji atau duruka…
Yum! This sounds amazing!
How gorgeous!
Wow, sounds exotic and fun. Never tasted sugar cane blossom before but it’s definitely something I would love to try. Hopefully soon. 🙂
how interesting and fun to see a sugar cane blossom in india they eat banana blossoms, do you do that there?
ye, we eat that too, we used to made a salad from boiled banana blossom…….
Thank you for taking us on this fun culinary tour to Indonesia. I would love to visit your wet markets and try this delicious curry. Have a super weekend. BAM
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