Suara.com – Sahur is a crucial time before starting fasting. The reason is, the sahur menu will support our energy for a full day of activities until breaking the fast. For this reason, a healthy sahur menu to avoid weakness is needed.
Especially if you still have to carry out your usual activities when fasting, for example working or studying. The following are recommendations for five healthy sahur menus so you don’t feel weak, even if you’re short on time.
1. Fried Rice
Fried rice is a rice dish that is fried with various spices and additional ingredients such as eggs, vegetables, and chicken or shrimp. Fried rice is rich in carbohydrates and protein which can provide energy during fasting.
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How to make it is easy. Saute the garlic and shallots until fragrant, add the eggs and stir until half cooked. Add the cooled white rice, add sweet soy sauce, salt, pepper and other spices to taste.
Add pieces of chicken or shrimp, as well as vegetables such as carrots and peas. Stir well until all ingredients are mixed and cooked.
2. Chicken Soto
This dish is very suitable for sahur because it contains a balance of protein and carbohydrates. The way to make it is simply to boil chicken meat in water until cooked, then cut it into pieces. Saute spices such as garlic, shallots, ginger and lemongrass until fragrant.
Add chicken stock, chicken pieces, and let it boil. Serve with boiled noodles, boiled eggs, and sliced celery leaves and fried onions.
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3. Gado-gado
Indonesia seems to have no shortage of healthy menus for sahur. If in Europe we know salad, then we have gado – gado as a vegetable-based food. This dish is rich in fiber, vitamins and vegetable protein which can provide energy during fasting.
Serve vegetables with boiled eggs, fried tofu and tempeh. Finally, serve with peanut sauce mixed with garlic, chili, sugar, salt and water.
4. Vegetable Ketupat
Ketupat vegetable is a traditional dish consisting of ketupat and served with vegetables such as chayote, long beans, and tofu in coconut milk sauce.
Cook the ketupat then boil the vegetables in coconut milk sauce which has been seasoned with spices such as garlic, shallots, turmeric and galangal.
5. Boiled Eggs or Omelette with Vegetables
If you don’t want to eat heavy meals then boiled eggs and omelettes can be an alternative. Eggs are a good source of protein and can help maintain a feeling of fullness for longer.
Then sauté the vegetables with a little olive oil, then pour the egg mixture into them and cook until cooked.
Contributor: Nadia Lutfiana Mawarni
