Habibah’s Kuah Durian

At home, it is easiest to dip bread into the sweet durian gravy. - credit: PKam

My late grandmother Habibah was an amazing cook and I still have fond memories of enjoying the kuah durian (sweet durian gravy) that she made, served together with string hoppers resembling a nest of noodles which my mother bought from the neighbourhood Indian uncle who sold them from his motorbike.

The more common accompaniment to this soupy durian dessert would be the white kopitiam bread or steamed glutinuous rice. Sometimes, it is eaten with serabai (a kind of fermented rice cake) or roti jala. Kuah durian can also be a base for another Malay dessert – Puteri Mandi.