Fern Tips Gule (Gule Pakis)

 Gulai is a term for a coconut milk base soup with different spices. Fern tips gulai is very popular in Medan and normally served with lontong (rie cake). Special dish in Hari Raya ( Iedul Adha)

Ingredients :

3   bunches     Fern Tips

5   pcs             Red Chilies 

10 pcs             Eye bird chilies

6   cloves        Shallots

1   clove         Garlic

2  cm              Ginger

2  cm              Galangal (bruised)

2  pcs              Daun salam (Indonesian Bay leaf)

1  talk             Lemon Grass (dimemarkan)

2  pcs             Candle nut

1  tbs              Dried Shrimp (grind)

50 ml              Thick coconut              

500 cc            Water

Salt to taste

Method :

-  Clean the fern tips, cut about 5 cm and then boil for 5 minutes
-  Drain and put aside

-  Red and eyebird chilie, shallots, garlic, ginger and candle nuts put in a blender until resemble  paste. 

-  Sautee the paste till fragrant then add on the ground dried shrimp.
-  Put in water and leave it to boil for 3 minutes.
-  Add on the coconut, and stir slowly for 2 min.

-  Put the boiled fern tips in the soup, leave it to slow boil for another 3 minutes.
-  Ready to serve