Nastar, or tananas, are pineapple jam-filled cookies. These are popular treats for Eid ul-Fitr and Christmas celebrations in Indonesia. Ingredients Jam 2 pineapples 300 g (1⅓ cups/11 oz) sugar 1 cinnamon stick Cookie 500 g (2 cups lb) margarine 500…
Tempe mendoan is a dish made from thin tempeh, fried with flour so as to taste deliciously piquant. Traditionally in the Banyumas territory, tempe mendoan was made from thin, wide tempeh, one or two sheets cooked at a time. However,…
This vegetable soup is a must-have item on the menu of every West Java (Sundanese) restaurant in Indonesia. This soup has some kind of appetizing effect because of the use of tamarind or (dried) sour starfuit as one of the…
Ingredients 100 g ikan bilis (dried anchovies) 3 tbsp tempoyak 2 tbsp coconut milk 1 pinch of salt 10 bird’s eye chillis (chilli padi) 2 tbsp chili paste 2 cm piece fresh turmeric root 10 petai seeds, skin removed 2…
This is a traditional Indonesian dish. Ingredients 1 kg pork 5 large white onions, chopped 5 cloves garlic, minced 4 tsp soy sauce Fresh ginger Black pepper Chile pepper (optional) Procedure Cut the meat into 1-inch (2.5 cm) cubes. Add…
Pepes is cooking method of steaming the ingredients (fish, chicken, tofu, or mushroom) wrapped in banana leaves until it becomes tender, then grilling the packets. In this recipe any fresh water fish or salt water fish can be used as…
Saus kacang is a spicy Indonesian peanut sauce. Ingredients 2 cans of natural peanut butter Water Sambal oelek 1 lemon Salt Soy sauce Procedure Mix the peanut butter with water, and stir gently until smooth. Add some sambal oelek, some…
Kari ayam (chicken curry) is one of the signature dishes of Indonesian cuisine. In spite of the name “curry,” this dish does not use Indian curry spice, and is actually a spicy but sweet dish. Ingredients 1 lb (450 g)…
Indonesian-style fried rice is a popular food in Indonesia. Ingredients Fried rice 5 tablespoons vegetable oil 3 eggs, beaten 3 cloves garlic, crushed 3 red chillies, chopped 100 grams beansprouts, washed 75 grams green peas, washed 3 pieces spring onion,…
Anjing panggang is a specialty dish of grilled dog from Eastern Indonesia, the Southern Philippines, and other countries. Ingredients Meat 1 small or medium-sized dog, humanely slaughtered, skinned, and cleaned Marinade 1 cup vinegar 3 tbsp salt 6 cloves garlic,…
Ayam Goreng is an Indonesian fried chicken dish. This version features an accompanying butter sauce. Ingredients Chicken 1 medium-sized chicken, cut into small pieces (12–16 pieces) Juice of 2 lemons 2 tsp salt 2 cups frying oil Sauce 4 cloves…