Last weekend, I hosted a meal at home to celebrate the Prophet’s birthday. In my religion, we celebrate the Prophet’s birthday every month of Maulid. For the celebration, I prepared a wide variety of traditional Maulid dishes. These ranged from boxed rice and bulukat (glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaves) to nasi kulah, which was served with a variety of special dishes including chicken, duck, shrimp, vegetable soup, and fish. A wide variety of dishes were served as part of the special feast for the celebration.
Exactly one day before Sunday, on Saturday afternoon, I was already busy preparing various dishes for the next day. I wasn’t alone—my mother and older siblings came home on Friday afternoon. We gathered and prepared all the kitchen supplies needed for cooking. That Saturday afternoon, I also baked cakes; I made a total of three cakes that afternoon. Not only was the house bustling, but I also planned to have them ready for my friends who were coming the next day.
On Sunday evening, we were busy preparing bulukat maulid. We wrapped it in banana leaves. This glutinous rice is served with ripe bananas, and we usually enjoy it or take it home as a souvenir.
On Sunday morning, after all the dishes were ready, we began wrapping the kulah rice—rice wrapped in a triangular shape using banana leaves. I added all the prepared dishes to the pre-prepared rice boxes. Unfortunately, I forgot to take pictures of some of the dishes—I was so busy that day that I only managed to take a few photos of the final, complete presentation when they were served. Just imagine—we were rushing around in the kitchen, pressed for time, even though my older sister was helping me cook.
The spread is very complete, ranging from Kalasan-style chicken, fried liver with chili sauce, fried shrimp, rendang duck, to vegetable soup. We also include watermelon, jelly in cups, and bananas.
After finishing up in the kitchen with the boxed rice meals, my husband took them to the mosque to be distributed there to the children reciting zikr. It felt so good to be able to share a little of the simple meal we’d prepared since last Saturday.
Then, after taking a shower and getting dressed, I planned to wait for my friends to come over. I waited for them and prepared several dishes for the Maulid celebration.
While we were waiting and setting the table, my friend arrived. She asked me to take a selfie with her, so I told her to take a picture of me with the food that was already laid out in front of us.
First, I prepared kopyor ice drinks made with jelly and red syrup, as well as slices of marble cake and watermelon that I’d already cut up. In addition, there were also bulukat and bananas, along with bottled water—I prepared everything so that when they arrived, everything would be neatly laid out.
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After everything was finished, I prepared the main meal—lunch—which consisted of a platter filled with a variety of dishes. From free-range chicken curry, vegetable soup, battered fried shrimp, stir-fried milkfish, duck rendang, pickled cucumbers, fried chili sauce, salted eggs, to chicken with soy sauce and chili—everything was served with rice, and we prepared it all.
Well, the dishes served here are all traditional Maulid dishes; rendang with spicy sambal is almost always prepared during the Maulid celebration. Usually, these various dishes are served in the kulah rice bowls we’ve prepared. Stirred and enjoyed, we prepared this variety of dishes together—of course, they all tasted delicious. Almost all the food we cooked was spicy and coconut milk-based, except for the soup, and the soy sauce sambal was sweet and savory.
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Everyone enjoyed the food heartily; only a little was left. And the meal went smoothly. May today’s event bring blessings to our entire family. Dean, I hope that next year we can host our guests even better—of course, with an even wider variety of dishes that my friends enjoy. And I also hope that next year I can organize an event with even more invited guests, naturally featuring a variety of favorite Maulid celebration dishes that many people love. Unfortunately, there’s now a limit on the number of photos you can post on Peekd, so I can’t upload all the photos of our time together and the food I took with my phone.
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