The Galangal-Lengkuas
If you ever wonder how galangal (lengkuas)plant looks like, check out the picture below. The picture was taken right before it started to rain last week. I have to dig out the rhizome because I need it to cook singgang. If you want to learn what singgang is all about, do drop by at my cooking and food blog, CintaRasa.com later.
I hardly used lengkuas in my cooking so usually when I bought lengkuas at the market, I always end up having a growing one in the kitchen.
It is quite easy to grow, you just soak the rhizome in water and after a few days you can see new eyes coming out and if you really let it soak further you can actually see new roots and leaves starting to grow.
That’s why I have such a big lengkuas plant at the yard in front of my house. It’s all because of the soaking I did to save the bought galangal rhizome, haha!
Kak, I want to know how old is the galangal in the picture. I have tried to grow one myself in a pot, but it doesnt look to be growing more than 30cm high.
Regards,
Vici-Mauritius
I think it’s about a year now, can’t recall when exactly I planted them..hehe..
Maybe your galangal can’t grow any bigger because the rhizome is restricted in a pot, mine is on ground. Perhaps that’s why they grow so big.
Mine too is about a year:( Sedihnya hatiku, cause tak ada lengkuas in MRU.
Jangan la sedih vici..maybe it’s just not your luck with the lengkuas. Entah2 tak sesuai kot climate and tanah kat sana for galangal to grow.
I also failed when it comes to lime plant. Org lain tanam tak peduli pon tapi pokok segar bugar. My pokok limau naik satu daun dah kena serang dgn ulat rama2..huhuhu!
Try different herbs la maybe that one lagi sesuai ngan tgn you..hehe!