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Spicy Chocolate Rojak

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · Published: 🖨 March 4, 2011 · Updated: 💻October 3, 2017 · 🗨 32 Comments

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This Spicy Chocolate Rojak is a twist on the popular Malaysian spicy fruit salad using easily available ingredients for the dressing. Surprisingly tasty!

This Spicy Chocolate Rojak is a twist on the popular Malaysian spicy fruit salad using easily available ingredients for the dressing. Surprisingly tasty! | RotiNRice.com

This is a long winter and it shows no sign of abating in March. The produce section at the grocery stores is suffering from the prolonged season. Some fruits and vegetables while available are not at their best and prices are high. Most fruits are brought in from the Southern Hemisphere and they ripen in the box, affecting the taste. From what is available, apples, pears, and bananas are the best tasting and prices are more or less the same. Thank God for sweet clementines in January and February!

From my recent posts, you have probably noticed that I am thinking of warmer climate and foods. It is fun rediscovering some of my childhood favorites and introducing them to my boys. They really enjoyed the Pisang Goreng and I had to make a second batch as teenagers have healthy appetites. 🙂 It is also very interesting to watch the expressions on their faces as they take the first bites. Though not every dish is always well accepted, it is definitely a joy when they ask for seconds.

This Spicy Chocolate Rojak is a twist on the popular Malaysian spicy fruit salad using easily available ingredients for the dressing. Surprisingly tasty! | RotiNRice.com

I currently have a list of foods I would like to prepare should I come across the ingredients while grocery shopping. Yesterday presented me with an opportunity to recreate yet another Malaysian favorite that I have not had for a while. I was excited when I saw pineapples being sold at $2.50 each! I eyed some mangoes and jicama on the next isle and quickly made up my mind that I will try making Rojak.

Rojak is a Malaysian spicy fruit salad consisting mainly of pineapples, green mangoes, jicama, cucumber, and deep fried tofu. The dressing is a thick, dark sauce of chili paste, sugar, dark sweet soy sauce, and shrimp paste. Most Malaysians would agree that shrimp paste, or hei ko as it is known, is a very important ingredient in the sauce. The thought of driving downtown looking for this shrimp paste and not knowing for certain if I will find it was not how I wanted to spent my afternoon. I had to come up with an alternative.

When I make Chili Con Carne, I use chocolate in the sauce. Why not use dark chocolate for this rojak sauce? The color and consistency is right. There is only one way to find out if the taste is right and hence this Spicy Chocolate Rojak is my version of rojak in the west! I can’t be more happy with the results. You have to give this a try.

This Spicy Chocolate Rojak is a twist on the popular Malaysian spicy fruit salad using easily available ingredients for the dressing. Surprisingly tasty! | RotiNRice.com
4 from 2 votes

Spicy Chocolate Rojak

This Spicy Chocolate Rojak is a twist on the popular Malaysian spicy fruit salad using easily available ingredients for the dressing. Surprisingly tasty!
Author : Linda Ooi
Course : Dessert
Cuisine : Fusion, Malaysian
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Servings : 4
Calories : 347kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups pineapples (cut into bite sized pieces)
  • 1 medium mango (cut into cubes)
  • 1 cup jicama (julienned)
  • 1 small cucumber (sliced into ¼ inch semi circles)
  • 4 deep fried tofu (pan fried to crisp it up and thinly sliced)
  • 1/3 cup peanuts (toasted and chopped)
  • 2 tbsp sesame seeds (toasted)

Sauce

  • ½ cup extra dark chocolate chips
  • 1½ to 2 tbsp Sriracha hot chili sauce (or to taste)
  • 1½ tbsp tamarind concentrate
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ cup water

Instructions
 

  • To make the sauce, combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook stirring until chocolate and sugar have melted and a thick smooth sauce forms. Remove and allow it to cool.
  • Place pineapples, mango, jicama, and cucumber in a large bowl.
  • Pour in as much sauce as you would like. Toss to coat.
  • Garnish with sliced tofu, chopped peanuts and sesame seeds.
    Spicy Chocolate Rojak-6
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 347kcal
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This Spicy Chocolate Rojak is a twist on the popular Malaysian spicy fruit salad using easily available ingredients for the dressing. Surprisingly tasty! | RotiNRice.com

This Spicy Chocolate Rojak is a twist on the popular Malaysian spicy fruit salad using easily available ingredients for the dressing. Surprisingly tasty! | RotiNRice.com

Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 😎


Categories: 🗂 Dessert, Fruit, Southeast Asian Tags: 📋 chocolate, jicama, Malaysian, peanuts, pineapple

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  1. Haruna says

    March 4, 2011 at 11:45 am

    Cool pix! This is like a spicy fruit chocolate fondue!

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  2. Tammy says

    March 4, 2011 at 11:55 am

    4 stars
    What a fabulous dish. I am intrigued! The sauce sounds so exotic with the chocolate and hot sauce! My brother absolutely loves Sriracha. We use it all the time!
    Great post, Biren! Have a beautiful weekend.

    xx,
    Tammy

    Reply
  3. Devaki @ weavethousandflavors says

    March 4, 2011 at 12:56 pm

    OMG..Biren – the last time I had rojak was in Mersing. I love you for bringing all these recipes that makes me drool 🙂

    chow! Devaki @ http://www.weavethousandflavors.com

    Reply
  4. LeQuan says

    March 4, 2011 at 1:53 pm

    This salad is like no other salad I’ve ever seen before. This is simply amazing. A salad made in heaven. Ironically, I don’t eat meat but I don’t like salads either. This is one salad I’d love to chow down on. All the ingredients sound refreshing and wonderful. There’s just something about the Asian salads that really peaks my interest. At first I thought those tofu were deep fried Chinese long doughnuts. I love the substitution you made in this sauce. You sure are a master of creations, Biren. I need to go eat something now. It’s just mean to tease my stomach with this beautiful food and not give it anything :-). Enjoy your weekend.

    Reply
  5. LeQuan says

    March 4, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    I meant I don’t eat meat much.

    Reply
  6. Angie's Recipes says

    March 4, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    A fruit salad with chocolate sauce…this is something totally new and interesting to me.

    Reply
  7. Stella says

    March 4, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    Hey Biren, this is a very neat version of Rojak, which I believe I have had before. I can’t quite imagine the sriracha and chocolate together, b/c of the garlicky aspect of sriracha. I’m sure that tamarind and sugar help to bring it all together though-funny how some things that sound like they would be strange together can end up being so right;-)
    Yum Yum!

    Reply
  8. Belinda @zomppa says

    March 4, 2011 at 4:14 pm

    4 stars
    This is not your usual everyday fruit – love it!! So ready for warmer weather.

    Reply
  9. Jeannie says

    March 4, 2011 at 9:49 pm

    Chocolate rojak? This is the first time I heard of this version! Interesting! Now I am imagining the taste of this combination:)

    Reply
  10. Pachecopatty says

    March 4, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    Hey Biren, what an interesting and very creative dish. I would love to try it. Sort of like the chocolate in mole sauce. I love all your ingredients, so why not? I’m sure it was delicious. Have a nice weekend and don’t lose hope for Spring!

    Reply
  11. kitchen flavours says

    March 5, 2011 at 12:04 am

    Wow, chocolate sauce in a rojak? This is very creative of you! Now I’m ever so curious to try this! Have a lovely weekend!

    Reply
  12. Lisa H. says

    March 5, 2011 at 4:20 am

    Very interesting combination… and innovative. I like 🙂

    Reply
  13. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says

    March 5, 2011 at 8:04 am

    Biren, this was an amazing dish. Wow. I’ve never heard of it, but I love the combination of fruits and vegetables.

    Reply
  14. Joanne says

    March 5, 2011 at 8:25 am

    This is so insanely inventive and looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  15. Christina of Form V Artisan says

    March 5, 2011 at 11:19 am

    Hmm very interesting. I’ve only ever had beef rojak with coconut milk in Malaysia.

    Reply
  16. Nutmeg Nanny says

    March 5, 2011 at 11:29 am

    Delicious! I’m loving all the flavors going on in this dish.

    Reply
  17. Charissa says

    March 5, 2011 at 12:41 pm

    I can’t over the ingredients! There’s like chocolate and vegetables…haha, that’s the way to do it! I have never heard of this kind of dish before. Creative.

    Reply
  18. Lucy @ Lucyeats says

    March 5, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Wow that sounds delicious. My aunt made me Rojak a few years ago and, even though the flavours were very different from what I’ve experienced before, it was simply amazing!

    Reply
  19. A little bit of everything says

    March 5, 2011 at 10:10 pm

    i think it’s pineapple season, it has been on sale for a couple of weeks now.
    your dish sounds fantastic, love the combo between the hot sauce and chocolate and the fruit veggie selection.
    thanks for sharing Biren

    Reply
  20. 5 Star Foodie says

    March 5, 2011 at 10:37 pm

    What an intriguing concept, I love the use of chocolate in the spicy sauce and the combination of it with the fruits! Would love to try this!

    Reply
  21. pigpigscorner says

    March 6, 2011 at 8:19 am

    wow, looks so delicious! Using chocolate is really interesting.

    Reply
  22. torviewtoronto says

    March 6, 2011 at 1:56 pm

    delicious combination Biren this looks wonderful

    Reply
  23. Julie M. says

    March 6, 2011 at 5:03 pm

    This looks great Biren! When you mentioned adding chocolate I instantly thought of it as the asian version of Mexican mole. Stay warm out there. I just talked to my brother and he was lamenting about the cold temps and impending snow. Bah humbug. It’s time it took a hike imo.

    Reply
  24. Reeni says

    March 6, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    I love everything in this Biren! Adding chocolate is a delicious idea!

    Reply
  25. Blackswan says

    March 6, 2011 at 10:21 pm

    Hey Biren, you’re so creative! Never thought choc could go into Rojak. Yummy!

    Reply
  26. tigerfish says

    March 6, 2011 at 10:59 pm

    The addition of chocolate is so creative! Love rojak and kind of miss it too.

    Reply
  27. denise @ bread expectations says

    March 6, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    Wow! You have some imagination in the kitchen! The sauce looks like the real thing 🙂 I guess when you are hard pressed, ingenuity is a natural consequence LOL Your rojak looks fantastic! I might try making this with chocolate too because though hay koh is easy to get here, I never really liked the smell 😛

    Reply
    • Biren says

      March 6, 2011 at 11:17 pm

      Hey Denise, the sauce does taste like the real thing minus the shrimpy smell. That was the one thing that struck me after eating this. Now you can enjoy your rojak and still be… 😉 ROFL!

      Reply
  28. penny aka jeroxie says

    March 7, 2011 at 12:01 am

    I love the addition of chocolate! So going to copy this 😀

    Reply
  29. DongXing says

    March 8, 2011 at 6:50 am

    Biren, this is such a clever and imaginative alternative to the shrimp paste, which my husband and kids are not fond of at all. I do have a pineapple waiting to be eaten, this would be a wonderful fruit salad to serve. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  30. Magic of Spice says

    March 8, 2011 at 4:56 pm

    Wow! This looks and sounds fantastic, love the chocolate add here. Wonderful 🙂

    Reply
  31. Lyn says

    October 8, 2011 at 3:56 am

    Your rojak in the West is so unique! The thot of adding dark chocolate to all those fruits thrills me and it’s like eating chocolate fondue! 😉
    I’ll definitely try this out bcoz actually I’m a little allergy to the shrimp paste but I just love rojak! Thks for sharing this unique recipe! 😀

    Reply

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