Nasi Kerabu Bunga Telang aka Blue Rice Salad

Ingredients:

2 small fish ~ fried & shredded meat
70g grated coconut
1 salted egg ~ diced
2 tbsp sambal belacan (ready made)
50g salted threadfin fish (ikan kurau asin) ~ pounded
30g bean sprouts

Rice:
3 cup Basmathi rice
3.5 cup of water
30-35 blue peas flower (Bunga Telang)

Finely Sliced:
3 shallots
1 torch ginger bud (bunga kantan)
15 mint leaves (daun kesum)
3-4 kaffir leaves
1 turmeric leaves (daun kunyit)

Directions:

1. In a pot, boil water together with the blue peas flower on a low fire till the flower turns white.  Wash the Basmathi rice & soak for about 15 mins, drained & cook the rice with the blue solution.  Cook in a rice cooker.
2. In a small pan, fry the grated coconut till it turns golden & set aside.
3. To assemble the kerabu (salad), mix all the sliced ingredients, fish meat, grated coconut, salted egg, salted fish, sambal belacan, bean sprout & rice together.  Serve

Nasi Telang Kerabu

I have been looking for this "Bunga Telang" or another for English is "Blue Peas Flower" at the wet market or NTUC but could not find any.  Fortunately, my helper found this flower near our condo along the street & she brought some home.


 

Bunga Telang or Blue Pea Flowers