In moderation Indian Rojak or Rojak is healthy but it can be unhealthy when consumed in excess.
The Indian Rojak should be eaten occasionally as it is high in energy, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sodium.
Indian Rojak a blend of crushed peanut, sweet potato, hot chili pepper, dried shrimp, onion, garlic, lemongrass, belacan, aromatic spices like turmeric, tamarind paste, sugar, salt etc.
Every stall have their own secret recipe, some adding crushed biscuit, others peanut butter etc.
In Malaysia, mamak rojak (also known as Indian rojak or Pasembur) is associated with Mamak stalls, which are Muslim Malaysian Indian food stalls where rojak mamak is a popular dish.
Rojak is a Malaysian dish. It is rojak in Malay, rojak in English, rojak in Indian and even rojak in Chinese; well, Malaysian-Chinese.
Rojak also has an alternative meaning to when not referring to food.
It becomes an adjective that strictly translates as 'mixed' but is often used in a colloquial manner.
Rojak is a local salad of mixed vegetables, fruits, and dough fritters that is covered in a sticky black sauce and garnished with chopped peanuts and finely-cut fragrant ginger flowers for a piquant taste.
The mark of a good rojak is its sauce, made up of fermented prawn paste, sugar, lime and chilli paste.