WALUH METAMBUS
PUMPKIN
250g butternut pumpkin 80g red chilli paste 10ml stingless honey 10g arenga organic palm sugar 5g bamboo roasted sea salt 5g black pepper 20g cumin powder
RED CHILLI PASTE
40pcs dried red chillies 2tbsp white wine vinegar 4tbsp vegetable oil Water, as needed
CASHEW CREAM
50g cashew nuts
PICKLED PUMPKIN
500ml water
200g sugar
200g white wine vinegar 10g long pepper 1pc bay leaf
2pcs cloves
20g Kusamba sea salt 100g pumpkin, sliced
RED CABBAGE SAUERKRAUT
50g red cabbage, shredded 20g cumin powder 10g chilli 10g long pepper 1pc bay leaf
2pc cloves 20g Kusamba sea salt
VINAIGRETTE
10ml stingless honey 10g lemon juice 20g extra virgin olive oil
GARNISH
Pumpkin seeds Edible flower petals
For pickled pumpkin and red cabbage sauerkraut, mix all ingredients and store in jar. The pickling process must be done overnight or even a few days beforehand.
For red chilli paste, put dried red chillies in a bowl. Pour in hot water and set it aside to soak for 30 minutes. Then add chillies, vinegar and two tablespoons of water from the soaked chillies into a blender.
Heat oil in a pan, pour hot oil over chilli paste and mix well. Transfer into a clean, air tight jar and refrigerate.
For pumpkin, peel butternut pumpkin. Cut with cylinder, 10cm diameter and 5cm thick. Mix red chilli paste, stingless
honey, palm sugar, sea salt, black pepper and cumin powder and rub onto pumpkin. Roast pumpkin in oven at 170ºC for 30 minutes.
Place pumpkin seeds on top of roasted pumpkin, scale-like.
For cashew cream, roast cashews in oven at 170ºC until golden brown. Then soak them overnight in water. Blend cashews until it turns into a smooth paste.
For vinaigrette, mix all ingredients in a bowl and emulsify with hand blender. Season to taste.
PLATING
Form a cashew cream circle.
Roll pickled pumpkin into flower. Garnish centre with red cabbage and place in the corner of the cashew cream circle.
Place roasted pumpkin onto plate. Garnish with edible flowers.
Pour vinaigrette into cashew cream circle upon serving.
“We work with Made Cuplis, an organic stingless bee farmer from Bali, for our honey. Sunria Organic Farm supplies us with a myriad of artisanal produce from Java such as arenga organic palm sugar and bamboo roasted sea salt which contributes to the unique flavour of this dish. All of its ingredients are Indonesian.”