Deep Fried Indonesian Wonton (Pangsit Goreng)

  This is always a crowd-pleaser snack/entree. Perfect companion when you serve it with fried rice or fried noodles. INGREDIENTS: For the filling: 500 gram mince pork ( or chicken or beef ) totally up to you! I found pork got the juiciest result so I choose this protein. 3 stalks of spring onions –…

Indonesian Pork Satay (Sate Babi)

  INGREDIENTS Grind the following into spice paste: 10 shallots  5 cloves garlic  2 red long chilies – deseeded if you want it less spicy 10 pieces of candlenuts – toasted first 2 cm of galangal  1 cm turmeric  Other ingredients:  700 gram pork loin – cut into bite size cubes 50 gram palm sugar – shredded into small pieces…

Deep Fried Hard Boiled Egg in Balado Sauce (Telur Balado)

    INGREDIENTS: 6 hard boiled eggs 8 tablespoon cooking oil 2 salam leaves (sub: bay leaves) 2 tablespoon of coconut milk (optional) Blend the following ingredients into spice paste 6 shallots 5 cloves garlic 7 red long chilies – get rid of the seeds if you can’t handle spicy 2 tomatoes 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar 2 teaspoon salt 1/4…

Spicy Balinese Shredded Chicken (Ayam Suwir Khas Bali)

  This is one of the most common dish you could find at any  Balinese food stalls. It is called  “be siap sisit” and normally served with steam rice and sambal matah (check out the recipe here).   It is so easy to make (I swear!) with only 3 cooking steps, but also so flavorsome….

Indonesian Beef Soup with Aromatic Coconut Broth (Soto Betawi)

  This recipe might looks like you need a lot of ingredients to prepare but it is actually super easy to cook and soooo delicious!   INGREDIENTS: 800 g beef rump 500 ml coconut milk 200 ml fresh milk 500 ml water 3 tablespoon of cooking oil 3 garlic cloves – minced 1 tablespoon of…

Perkedel Jagung (Indonesian Corn Fritter)

This dish is one of the first dish that I learned how to cook back in my Uni days. It is so easy to make!   INGREDIENTS: 2 sweet corn cobs – grated or blended (If you don’t have fresh corn, you can totally use the canned or frozen corn) 2 sweet corn cobs – kernels cut off the…

Crispy Sweet and Spicy Tempe (Tempe Kering Manis Pedas)

    Tempe is a common dish in Indonesia made from fermented soybean. Tempe can be cooked in so many different ways and it will always be delicious. Today I will make a crispy tempe with sweet and spicy sauce. This is very easy to make and great as a side dish.   INGREDIENTS: • 500 gram of…

Soto Ayam (Indonesian Style Yellow Chicken Soup)

  One of my favorite winter dish!   INGREDIENTS:   4 stalks of lemongrass – bruise 3 salam leaves 5 kaffir lime leaves 2 cm of gallangal – bruise 6 chicken drumsticks Blended below: 10 shallots 5 garlic 1 cm ginger 2 cm turmeric 8 candle nuts – I toasted this in the hot pan (no oil)…