Bali is famous for its special spices. In Balinese spices, there are various kinds of spices that make the taste of food even richer.
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| Balinese spices, picture from Canva AI |
This time, I will discuss one of the typical Balinese spices, namely basa genep. You can try making Basa Genep and combine it with ingredients available at home.
In Balinese, 'basa' means seasoning and 'genep' means
complete. So Basa Genep means complete seasoning.
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| Basa Genep package, personal photography |
Basically, base genep is a basic spice that is widely used
in processing typical Balinese food. Consisting of 15 types of herbs and
spices, Base Genep has four main elements, namely, ngkung (galangal), ginger,
isen (galangal), and kunir (turmeric). These four main elements are usually
equipped with two other elements, namely three additional elements consisting
of two marine elements and one locking element.
Another Balinese Culinary Delight:
Every kitchen in Bali has its own special basa genep recipe.
Some places use wangen, which consists of several ingredients, namely
candlenuts, cloves, lemongrass, bay leaves, nutmeg, black pepper, white pepper,
kaffir lime, coriander, puyang chili, kecombrang, temu tis, temu kunci, bangle,
mesoyi (a type of cinnamon), frankincense,) lenga, and sepet-sepet, which are
made by finely chopping or finely grinding them.
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| Instant Basa Genep, personal photography |
Here is a simple basa genep recipe that you can make
yourself at home. I took the measurements from Kompas.com.
Basa Genep Recipe
Ingredients:
Galangal 50 grams
Aromatic Ginger 25 grams
Red chili 200 grams
Ginger 100 grams
Shallots 200 grams
Garlic 75 grams
Turmeric 30 grams
3 stalks of lemongrass
Coriander 20 grams
Cayenne pepper 50 grams
Candlenut 100 grams
Preparations:
There are two ways to make this spice, namely by chopping or
blending. Feel free to adjust to the texture you like. After chopping or
blending, fry the Basa Genep spices until cooked and there is no unpleasant
smell.
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| Betutu Chicken, picture by Canva |
You can use this spice to make chicken betutu, satai lilit, or vegetables, like in the photo below.
You can try this dish in Bali:
Rujak Bulung Boni and Tipat Cantok
This is chayote and bali spinach, which uses chicken stock and
basa genep. It tastes savory, spicy, and very refreshing.Happy making Basa
Genep! I hope you enjoy it!
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| Vegetables with Basa Genep, personal photography |
Reference:
https://jalurrempah.kemdikbud.go.id/artikel/base-genep-mencecap-sepiring-filosofi-rempah-di-bali
https://www.kompas.com/food/read/2020/06/20/120200275/cara-bikin-base-genep-bumbu-dasar-khas-masakan-bali.
Basa Genep looks very tasty. I wanna try re-cooking the recipe you gave. Thankyou
ReplyDeleteMasakan Bali tuh rata2 full bumbu dengan rasa pedas dan rempah yang sangat terasa adalalanya aku suka sih tapi ada juga yang kurang cocok di.lidah aku
ReplyDeleteNah udah ada bumbu praktisnya jadinya memilih yang praktis hehe, jadi lebih sat-set-sat-set pas masak
ReplyDeleteIt turns out that the making of base genep seasoning can vary depending on which part of Bali you are in... But the point is for the basic seasoning of Balinese dishes such as Ayam Betutu and satay lilit. Very unique... Cooking becomes easier because there is already a seasoning preparation
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe. Wah, it looks so yummy and delicious. I want to make it too, all the spices easy to find here.
ReplyDeleteaku belum pernah coba Basa Genep, keliatan seger :D
ReplyDeleteJadi kangen bikin ayam betutu, sambal matah, dan masakan Bali lainnya
ReplyDeleteBumbu base genep ini aromanya khas banget ya dan enakk sekali
Thank you for the "basa genep: basic spice recipe. I will try to cook betutu chicken with these spices
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