Kicak, special Ramadan dish from Kauman village Yogyakarta

One of the typical dishes of Yogyakarta that is commonly found in Ramadan is Kicak.

Kicak is a cake that is usually available at Ramadhan Food Center in Kauman village, Yogyakarta.

Kauman village name itself is not only in Yogyakarta, but there are also in other areas. Kauman Village in Yogyakarta is located just off the North square of Yogyakarta.

Kauman Village is identical as the Islamic village because it is located near the Great Mosque of Yogyakarta.

Ramadhan Food Market in Kauman village is one of the special traditions of every fasting month.

Here, there are many snacks for breaking the fast that you can find. One of the most distinctive and most sought after communities is the Kicak cake.

"One of the favorite Iftar menu is a kicak made of sticky rice that is pounded finely. Kicak can be found in Kauman and it is only found fitting the month of Ramadan, "said Sri Wahyuni Dewi, chairman of the Association of Employers Jasaboga Indonesia (APJI) DPD in Yogyakarta

According to the woman who is familiarly called Dewi who is also the owner of this Sari Dewi Catering, supposedly Kicak introduced in the year 1970 in the afternoon market located in Kauman.

It was the month of Ramadan, and it turned out that many people loved the Kicak cake. Since then Kicak is popular as a fast-breaking dish and until now sold only every month of Ramadan.

Originally a Kauman village, Mbah Wono, who started making Kicak for sale at the Kauman afternoon market as a takjil dish.

Until Mbah Wono's Kicak increasingly popular, and many people are finally imitating making kicak for sale.

Until now, Mbah Wono Kicak remains the most popular even though there are many Kicak sellers who have been creative by adding various toppings as variations of Kicak.

The Kicak itself has a mix of savory and sweet balance. Savory from grated coconut and coconut milk, while the sweet legit of jackfruit, brown sugar, and rice.

Kicak recipe

To make Kicak, it's pretty easy. Dewi explains the process of making kicak very simple. This recipe you can try also at home as a dish offerings break fasting later.

Making Kicak Material:

• Sticky rice
• Grated coconut
• Thick coconut milk
• Brown sugar
• Jackfruit

How to make Kicak:

Clean wash glutinous rice. Combine glutinous rice with grated coconut, stir. Then steamed a mixture of glutinous rice and grated coconut for 30 minutes.

After that, remove glutinous rice dough and grated coconut. Then put it in boiling water stew.

Then steam back the mixture of coconut, sticky rice, and water for 30 minutes. If you have, remove the dough and mash the dough until smooth then chill and set aside.

Make Gravy Kicak

In order to make the sauce Kicak, the way is to boil thick coconut milk. Then mix with brown sugar. Stir continuously until evenly.

If it is boiling, enter the jackfruit and remove it and chill.

"How to eat it, cut the kicak then watered with coconut milk cooked with brown sugar earlier. Add a sprinkling of jackfruit again, "goddess Lid.