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Hari Raya and Lebaran

Eid in Indonesia and Malaysia means ketupat rice cakes with rendang or chicken in coconut milk.

Eid ul-fitr prayer in Indonesia
Photo: Nurudin Jauhari, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What is eaten for Hari Raya and Lebaran

In Indonesia Eid al-Fitr is Lebaran, and in Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei it is Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Millions travel back to their home villages. Houses are open to all, and guests eat at every one. The sign of the season is ketupat, rice boiled in a woven palm leaf pouch until it sets into a cake. In Java it is served with opor ayam, chicken in a pale coconut sauce. Malay homes serve it with rendang, with lemang cooked in bamboo. Jars of small biscuits, pineapple tarts first among them, stand ready.

The dishes

KetupatRice cake in a woven palm pouch, the emblem of the day.RendangBeef cooked dry in coconut milk and spices.LemangSticky rice and coconut milk cooked in bamboo.LontongCompressed rice served with vegetable stew.SerundengSpiced meat or coconut floss eaten with the rice cakes.

Also part of it, and being written: Opor ayam (Chicken in coconut milk, the Javanese Lebaran dish.), Pineapple tart (Small jam biscuits offered to every guest.).

More dishes made for Hari Raya and Lebaran

Semur 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndonesian stew of meat or vegetables braised in sweet soy sauce and spices Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
About this page

Written by the Thali desk with AI assistance. Background: "Lebaran" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from family to family and place to place. 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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