1Presto the tunjang for 1 hour with 1 thumb of ginger and 1 tbsp of salt until tender, or boil it until tender.
2Roast all the spices before grinding them.
3Grind the ingredients for BUMBU HALUS: 12 shallots, 8 cloves of garlic, 14 curly red chilies, 15 bird's eye chilies, 1 finger-length ginger, 1 pinky-length turmeric.
4Grind the spices: 2 tsp coriander, 1 tsp whole pepper, 2 star anises, 1 tsp cumin, 5 cloves, 6 cardamoms, ½ nutmeg. Use only 2 tsp of this ground spice mixture.
5Once the tunjang is cooked and tender, remove it.
6Add the tunjang directly to the prepared spice sauce.
7Cook the tunjang with the spice sauce, 2 lemongrass stalks, 6 kaffir lime leaves, 5 bay leaves, 1 thumb-length galangal, 1 turmeric leaf, 2 finger-lengths cinnamon, 600ml water, 250ml thick coconut milk, 2 tsp stock powder, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tsp seasoning, and salt to taste.
8Serve the Gulai Tunjang.
Ingredients
1 bungkus tunjang
1 jempol jahe
1 sdm garam
1 kg tunjang yang sudah empuk
2 batang sereh
6 lembar daun jeruk
5 lembar daun salam
1 jempol lengkuas
1 lembar daun kunyit
2 ruas jari kayu manis
600 ml Air
250 ml Santan kental
2 sdt kaldu bubuk
1 sdt gula
1 sdt penyedap
0 secukupnya Garam
12 butir bawang merah
8 butir bawang putih
14 buah cabe merah keriting
15 buah cabe rawit
1 ruas jari jahe
1 kelingking kunyit
2 sdt ketumbar
1 sdt lada bulat
2 buah pekak
1 sdt jinten
5 butir cengkeh
6 butir kapulaga
0.5 butir biji pala
Equipment
prestoblender
Tips
For the best aroma, roast the spices before grinding them.