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Es Timun

Published: | LAST UPDATED ON: Apr 2, 2023 by Lubna Karim

{Ramadan Special} – Guest Post: Es Timun from Sefa of Negeri Dongeng
Salam and welcome to today’s guest Sefa of Negeri Dongeng. I came across Sefa years back through a food photography event (DMBLGIT) where her photograph of Summer Drink has been selected as second overall winner….from there I landed to her blog…..where I got lost for hours…checking out different cuisine from different part of the world….where the food is made with love….Negeri Dongeng which means ‘Fairyland’…as Sefa says being is Germeray is being in Fairyland to her…She is full time mom to a sweet little boy, a freelance photographer and a part time student at University of Applied Sciences, Germany….Sefa is a sweetheart buddy, though being busy with her photography work, Ramadan and pending assignments, she took time and sent me across this beautiful post….

When Lubna from Yummy Food asked me to join her Joy From Fasting to Feasting – VI, an event to celebrate holy month of Ramadan by sharing our favorite recipe, Es Timun (Iced Cucumber Drink) is all I have in mind, because it was my late father’s fav. By the way, this is my 2nd time joining this event after the 1st one in 2008. Es Timun has been an official drink for iftar in our home since I was a kid. Like I said above, it was my father’s fav, but frankly I did not like it back then because I hate cucumber. But things have changed when my father was not around anymore, especially during Ramadan. I started to like Es Timun and knew why it is his fav.

Timun or Ketimun (cucumber) as the main ingredient is a good source for vitamin B. It helps to hydrate your body and replenishes daily vitamins. Cucumber has low calorie and high water content that make it as an ideal diet for people who are looking for weight loss.
It is my 3rd Ramadan in Indonesia since 2010. I am so lucky to be in Indonesia this Ramadan as it is summer now in Germany, and it takes around 19 hours from sahur to iftar there. Though in Jakarta the fasting time is shorter, but the hot and humid weather in Jakarta make your body needs to be re-hydrated, so having Es Timun to break your fasting is very good and so refreshing.
I am happy to share the recipe of my father’s fav, Es Timun with Lubna and her blog’s readers. I hope you will understand why my father loved it very much.

Es Timun (Iced Cucumber Drink)

INGREDIENTS:
  • 6 medium sized cucumbers, peeled, shaved and set aside (you can discard the seed if you like)
  • 600 ml water
  • 4 tbsp granulated sugar (you can adjust the amount according to your taste)
  • 1 pandan leaf
  • Ice cubes as needed

How to make Es Timun

PREPARATION:
  • Bring water, sugar and pandan leaf to a boil until sugar dissolved over medium heat. Remove from the heat and cool down at room temperature.
  • Add cucumber shaved and ice cubes in a glass, pour into simple syrup and serve.

I hope you will enjoy your Es Timun and much as I do.

You can find Sefa @ Blog | Facebook.

Thank you Sefa for being part of this Joy From Fasting To Feasting – VI.

Comments

  9. sefa firdaus says

    Salam Lubna,

    Thanks a lot for your invitation to participate your Ramadan's even.

    Btw, I think we met on the net before my summer drink since I joined your Joy from Fasting to Feasting on 2008, the summer drink was on 2009.

    Eid Mubarak.

    Sona, Razina Javed, Aps Prabu, Hamaree Rasoi, Olga's Flavor Factory, Sayantani, Swathi Iyer,Veena Theagarajan: thanks for your compliments and nice words about my entry 🙂

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