Bir pletok

Name: Bir pletok
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2 pandan leaves, bruised and tied in a knot; 2 cardamom, lightly crushed; grating of nutmeg; 2 clove; 50 g (½ cup) dark palm sugar (gula jawa); 75 g (2½ oz) ginger, skin scrubbed, sliced; 3 lime leaves; 3 lemongrass sticks, trimmed, bruised and tied in a knot; ½ cinnamon/cassia stick

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Fire Islands

By Eleanor Ford

Published 2019

About

Betawi people chill this spiced drink by shaking inside a bamboo stick filled with ice cubes, making a ‘pletok pletok’ sound that gives it its name.

Ingredients

75 g (2½ oz) ginger, skin scrubbed, sliced
3 lemongrass sticks, trimmed, bruised and tied in a knot

Asia
Indonesia
Gluten-free
Drinks
South East Asia
Vegan

Method

Put all the ingredients in a pan with 750 ml (3 cups) water, cover and bring to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes, then remove from the heat and leave to cool before straining. Serve chilled.