Ambuyat is a simple side dish prepared from sago: an edible starchy flour from tropical palm trees. In Brunei, you can enjoy this meal alongside steamed meat and vegetables. Other side dishes include carrot slices, cucumber and a special pepper sauce.
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Background and Origin
Sago, the main ingredient for preparing ambuyat, is extracted from the spongy center of the Metroxylon sagu, a type of palm tree. The meal, typically bland after preparing it, looks similar to tapioca.
The dish has been a stable food in Brunei for centuries. Ambuyat is also popular in Malaysia, served along with many side dishes.
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How to Prepare Ambuyat in 7 Minutes
Key Ingredients
- 100g of Sago: contains carbohydrates that give you energy. It’s also full of fiber which aids digestion. If you’re looking to gain weight, sago is ideal and healthy. Among others, sago reduces blood pressure.
- A cup of lukewarm water
- 1 liter of boiling water
- 2 candas ( Bamboo sticks)
Instructions
- Put the sago in a big bowl, add the lukewarm water and mix.
- Stir the sago with the water until it dissolves.
- Pour in the hot water and mix until the sago begins to curdle and thicken.
- Stir slowly until the sago becomes consistent and fluffy staff in the water disappears
- Continue to mix the sago, stirring from the button to the top and vice versa.
- The result will be slightly more transparent than when you started to mix it.
- To eat, scoop the ambuyat with the ‘candas‘, turning them clockwise so the sago can roll on the sticks
- Dip the ambuyat in ‘cacah‘ prepared from line juice, salt, shrimp, onion, and hot pepper.
- Serve alongside some meat, steamed vegetables, fish, slices of cucumber and carrot with pepper sauce commonly called dip.
Tips for Preparing Ambuyat
- Always serve ambuyat with dip or pepper sauce with any protein of your choice.
- Include vegetables as an appetizer.
- Always eat the meal hot, blowing air swiftly for cooling.
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Conclusion
Like tapioca, ambuyat is mostly scratch, yet healthy. It’s ideal to prepare it with hot water and enjoy it with side dishes that include meat, fish, shrimp, vegetables, and sauce.
Happy cooking!
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