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Hari Raya Aidilfitri

The end of Ramadan in the Malay world, with rendang, lemang and ketupat made from lemongrass, galangal and turmeric leaf.

Dhaka congregants can be seen listening to khutbah prior to the Eid prayers held at the parade grounds of Bangladesh Police in Rajarbagh, Dhaka.
Photo: Mohammed Tawsif Salam, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Spices for Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Hari Raya opens houses to visitors, and the table is laid with rendang, a slow-cooked meat dish in a paste of galangal, lemongrass, ginger, turmeric, chilli and toasted coconut; lemang, rice and coconut milk cooked in bamboo; and ketupat, rice in woven palm leaves. Kuih such as pineapple tarts and kuih bangkit are scented with pandan and clove. Rendang is cooked until the oil separates and the spices caramelise into a dark, dry curry, and it can keep for days, which makes it ideal for open houses.

The spices

GalangalThe sharp, pine-like root at the base of rendang paste.TurmericBoth root and leaf are used in the cooking.CloveScents Malay cookies and pineapple tarts.

Also part of it, and being written: Lemongrass (Bruised and added to rendang.).

About this page

Written by the EveryMasala desk with AI assistance. Background: "Eid al-Fitr" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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