Biji Salak Recipe Inspirations for Ramadan, Must Try!

Ramadan is identical to snacks called takjil. One of the snacks that is popular and loved by many people is Indonesian biji salak. 

Biji salak has a chewy texture with sweet and savory coconut milk, making it suitable for energizing your body after fasting for a whole day. 

Biji salak is not only delicious, but also easy to make at home thanks to its accessible ingredients, such as brown sugar and cassava. Want to try this iftar snack? See the biji salak recipe below!

Biji Salak Recipe Inspirations for Iftar

With the combination of the sweet taste of brown sugar and the savory taste of coconut milk, biji salak is perfect to enjoy with family. Here are various inspirations for delicious and easy-to-make biji salak recipes to perfect your iftar moment:

1. Simple Kolak Biji Salak

If you want to make a simple and delightful takjil, kolak biji salak is the option. Below are the ingredients:

• 450 g red sweet potato.
• 300 ml AQUA.
• 150 g corn starch.
• 100 g brown sugar.
• 125 ml full cream milk.
• 250 ml coconut milk.
• 2 sheets of pandan leaves.

How to make simple kolak biji salak:

1. Steam red sweet potato and mash it. 
2. Set aside some and mix some with corn starch, and then shape it round for biji salak dough. 
3. Boil biji salak dough. 
4. Boil AQUA and brown sugar. 
5. Add some mashed red sweet potato and full cream milk. 
6. Cook coconut milk, pandan leaves, and salt. 
7. Serve kolak biji salak with coconut milk. 

2. Rainbow Biji Salak

This menu is suitable for those who want to make biji salak with more variations. The ingredients for making rainbow biji salak are as follows:

• 500 g red sweet potato.
• 200 g corn starch. 
• 2 packs of flat-leaved vanilla.
• 200 g brown sugar.
• 500 g granulated sugar.
• 4 sheets of pandan leaves.
• Salt. 
• 4 packs of instant coconut milk.
• 150 ml full-cream milk.
• Food coloring (red, green, and yellow).

How to make rainbow biji salak:

1. Boil the sweet potato until soft (approximately 15 minutes), and mash it. 
2. Add sugar and cornstarch, and stir until firm.
3. Divide the dough into the number of colors you want to add. For example, you can divide the dough into 4 if you have 4 food colorings. 
4. Add food coloring to each dough and shape it into a round. 
5. Boil water and add the dough, cook until it floats and is well done. 
6. Boil water and add brown sugar, flat-leaved vanilla, granulated sugar, instant coconut milk, pandan leaves, full cream milk, and salt. 
7. Add the biji salak into the pot and cook well. 
8. Serve rainbow biji salak as an iftar snack. 

3. Yellow Pumpkin Biji Salak

If you want to make biji salak from other ingredients, you can try this biji salak recipe. The taste is no less delicious than biji salak made from sweet potatoes. Here are the ingredients:

• 250 g boiled yellow pumpkin.
• AQUA water.
• 150 g corn starch.
• 1 tbsp of cooking oil.
• Salt.
• 250 g brown sugar.
• 3 tbsp of granulated sugar.
• 2 sheets of pandan leaves.
• 4 tbsp coconut milk.

How to make yellow pumpkin biji salak:

1. Mix boiled yellow pumpkin with cornstarch and stir until firm. 
2. Shape the dough into a round shape. 
3. Prepare AQUA 1L and add pandan leaves and salt. 
4. Boil it and add the biji salak dough, cook until it floats. Then, add 1 tbsp of cornstarch mixed with water to thicken the water. 
5. Add coconut oil, 1 tsp of salt, and 150 ml of warm AQUA to make the white soup. 
6. add 250 g brown sugar, 3 tbsp of granulated sugar, 50 ml of AQUA, and 2 pandan leaves to make the brown sugar soup. 
7. Serve biji salak with your preferred soup. 

4. Pandan Biji Salak

The next biji salak recipe is pandan biji salak. If you are a pandan lover, this recipe is suitable for you. The ingredients are as follows:

• 200 g white sweet potato.
• 60 g corn starch.
• 7 tbsp pandan puree.
• 1 tbsp instant coconut milk.
• 500 ml of AQUA.
• 1 piece of brown sugar.
• 40 g granulated sugar.
• ¼ tsp of salt.
• 400 ml medium-thickness coconut milk.
• 2 tbsp rice flour.
• 1 pandan leaf.

How to make pandan biji salak:

1. Steam the sweet potato and mash it.
2. Mix mashed sweet potato with corn starch, pandan puree, and coconut milk, then knead until firm.
3. Shape the dough into a round shape. 
4. Pour water, brown sugar, and granulated sugar, and cook well in a pot and filter it. 
5. Boil sugar water and add biji salak dough until it floats. Then, add a bit of cornstarch to the water to thicken the sugar water. 
6. To make the coconut milk, mix the coconut milk, 2 tbsp of granulated sugar, ½ tsp of salt, 2 tbsp of rice flour in water, and 1 pandan leaf. 

That is the simple biji salak recipe you can try at home. Aside from serving delicious meals, do not forget to drink refreshing water to hydrate yourself after fasting for a whole day. 

AQUA 600 ml can be your family choice during iftar, especially if you are outside. Remember that not all water is AQUA. AQUA has a cold sensation at room temperature without being chilled. This proves that AQUA comes from a protected water source that maintains the natural minerals. 

Do not worry, AQUA is an Indonesian product with Halal certification, BPOM standardized, and SNI standardized. So, AQUA is safe to consume with your family to fulfill the fluid intake during Ramadan. AQUA is 100% Pure, 100% Indonesian, and 100% Halal.