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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hey everyone. It is good to be here again. Lucas: Yes. We have been doing a lot of chopping, stirring, and boiling lately. Luna: I know. My arms are tired from just talking about it. Lucas: But we are getting closer to the actual cooking part. Luna: Right. Today feels different. Less chopping, more... finishing? Lucas: Exactly. Today we talk about preparation before heat, and then the heat itself. Luna: Oh, I like that. Soaking things? And frying them? Lucas: Yes. Two very common steps in Malay cooking. First, let us look at soaking. Luna: Soaking. In Malay, what do we say for that? Lucas: The verb is rendam. To soak or to marinate by immersion. Luna: Rendam. Okay. Rendam. Lucas: Let us put it in a full phrase. Rendam bahan ini. Luna: Rendam bahan ini. That means soak these ingredients. Lucas: Correct. Rendam bahan ini. Say it slowly. Rendam bahan ini. Luna: Rendam bahan ini. Okay. I can remember that. Lucas: Good. Why do we soak? Usually to clean vegetables or tenderize meat. Luna: Ah, yes. Like when I buy spinach. I need to soak it first. Lucas: Yes. You put it in water. But not just any water. Luna: Salt water? For cleaning? Lucas: Often. The phrase is air garam. Salt water. Luna: Air garam. Air garam. Simple. Lucas: Very simple. Air garam. Now, combine them. Luna: Rendam dalam air garam. Soak in salt water. Lucas: Perfect. Rendam dalam air garam. Repeat after me. Luna: Rendam dalam air garam. Lucas: Again. Rendam dalam air garam. Luna: Rendam dalam air garam. Got it. Lucas: After you soak, you cannot just throw it in the pan. Luna: No, no. Wet food sizzles too much. Dangerous. Lucas: Exactly. You must remove the water. What is the word for drain? Luna: Tiriskan? I think I heard that before. Lucas: Yes. Tiriskan. To drain. Or specifically, tiriskan air. Luna: Tiriskan air. Drain the water. Lucas: Yes. Let us practice that whole step. Rendam, then tiriskan. Luna: Rendam bahan ini. Then tiriskan air. Lucas: Good rhythm. Rendam bahan ini. Tiriskan air. Luna: Rendam bahan ini. Tiriskan air. Sounds like a plan. Lucas: Now the second part. The heat. We talked about frying last time with goreng. Luna: Goreng. Yes. Fry. Lucas: But today we add detail. How crispy do you want it? Luna: Garing. Crispy. Lucas: Yes. Goreng sampai garing. Fry until crispy. Luna: Goreng sampai garing. Okay. That is clear. Lucas: Before you fry, you need oil. Hot oil. Luna: Panaskan minyak. Heat the oil. Lucas: Precisely. Panaskan minyak. Say it with me. Luna: Panaskan minyak. Lucas: Again. Panaskan minyak. Luna: Panaskan minyak. Nice and hot. Lucas: Now put it all together. The full process. Luna: First, rendam bahan ini in air garam. Lucas: Then? Luna: Then tiriskan air. Lucas: Then? Luna: Then panaskan minyak. And finally, goreng sampai garing. Lucas: Wow. That was fast. Let us slow it down. Luna: Okay. Rendam bahan ini. Tiriskan air. Lucas: Panaskan minyak. Goreng sampai garing. Luna: Rendam bahan ini. Tiriskan air. Lucas: Panaskan minyak. Goreng sampai garing. Luna: That feels solid. I feel like I could cook now. Lucas: Maybe start small. Do not burn the kitchen. Luna: Ha. No promises. But this helps so much. Lucas: It does. Before we go, I have a small request. Luna: Oh? What is it? Lucas: If this episode helped you feel more confident in the kitchen... Luna: Yeah? Lucas: you can support the show directly. It keeps us ad-free. Luna: Right. Where do we go? Lucas: You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Got it. Lucas: Thank you. Now, back to our phrases. Luna: Let us review one more time. Slowly. Lucas: Rendam bahan ini. Luna: Rendam bahan ini. Lucas: Tiriskan air. Luna: Tiriskan air. Lucas: Panaskan minyak. Luna: Panaskan minyak. Lucas: Goreng sampai garing. Luna: Goreng sampai garing. Lucas: Excellent. You are ready. Luna: I think so. See you next time. Lucas: Bye for now.