Brilio.net - Kalang Kaling is often processed into sweets and ice cream. Kolang kaling is liked by many people because of its chewy texture and delicious taste.
Kolang kaling also contains vitamins and fiber which are good for health. However, before being processed into various dishes, palm fruit needs to be washed first. The reason is that newly purchased palm fruit is usually still slimy and gives off a sour aroma and taste. This is usually caused by soaking the palm fruit for too long.
Therefore, the process of cleaning kolang kaling cannot be done haphazardly. If the mucus hasn't disappeared and the taste is still sour, the food mixed with kolang kaling will go stale quickly.
To get rid of the mucus and sour taste, quite a few people add or clean it with lime juice. Adding lime will make the kolang kaling tangy.
However, if you don't have lime stock, you can try another easy trick, you know.
Easy tricks to clean mucus and sour taste in kolang kaling.
A netizen on the YouTube channel Abah Ambu once shared an easy trick for cleaning kolang kaling so it doesn't become slimy and sour, without using lime. In the upload, he shows several stages when cleaning the kolang kaling he just bought.
photo: YouTube/Abah Ambu
Reported by BrilioFood from YouTube Abah Ambu on Tuesday (12/3), first of all, wash the kolang kaling using running water.
photo: YouTube/Abah Ambu
Then soak the kolang kaling in rice washing water for 1-2 hours so that the mucus can be removed optimally.
photo: YouTube/Abah Ambu
After the kolang kaling has been soaked for 2 hours, rinse with running water until it is completely clean. The YouTube user is seen rinsing the palm fruit 3 times so that the mucus is completely gone.
"Rinse until it feels rough on your hands," wrote the YouTube user.
photo: YouTube/Abah Ambu
After washing it thoroughly and the mucus is gone, the user boils the palm fruit with the addition of one pandan leaf. Pandan leaves, which are known as one of the aromatic leaves, can help eliminate the smell and sour taste of palm fruit. Boil kolang kaling with pandan leaves until the texture is supple and soft, then drain.
photo: YouTube/Abah Ambu
After soaking it in rice washing water and boiling it with pandan leaves, the palm fruit no longer smells, it's not sour, and the mucus also disappears. Then the kolang kaling is ready to be processed into various dishes.
"Kolang kaling is ready to be processed, free of mucus and sour taste," he concluded.
This easy trick for cleaning kolang kaling is quite easy to follow and doesn't take long. Many netizens also thanked YouTube users for sharing this trick.
"Thank you, ma'am, the recipe is very useful as the fasting month approaches. Always success," wrote the account @hotmabarutu-19.
"Thank you for sharing so now you know how," said the account @dapurmamadika6686.
"Very useful tips, mother," commented the account @J.L87.