Indonesian Food Archive

  • Nasi Uduk

    Nasi Uduk (Betawi Scented Coconut Rice)

    Nasi Uduk or Scented Coconut Rice from Jakarta (Betawi) is a great pair with Ayam Bakar Bumbu Rujak (Barbequed Chicken with Chili Coconut Sauce) As you may know from my previous post that these two dishes, Nasi Uduk and Ayam Bakar Bumbu Rujak were made...

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  • Barbequed Chicken with Chili Coconut Sauce

    Ayam Bakar Bumbu Rujak (BBQ Chicken with Chili Coconut Sauce)

    The last time, I had this barbecued chicken when I still lived at my parent’s house. I never made this before and decided making it for the food photo’s purpose of Indonesian Food Festival 2009 which is hosted by Indonesian Student Group of Winnipeg (ISGWPG)....

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  • Fish Asam Padeh Ingredient

    Fish Asam Padeh (Minang-Style Hot and Sour Fish)

    Disclaimer: Asam padeh tongkol comes with medium amount of reddish mixture liquid. Don’t do what I have done, mine was too dry. I left the kitchen and almost forgot with my cooking. A whole of skipjack tuna (Indonesian: ikan tongkol) had been sitting in the...

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  • Lontong Sayur Rebung

    Lontong Sayur Recipe (Indonesian Cooked Vegetables in Coconut Milk with Rice Cake)

    Lontong sayur was one of the breakfast routine dishes when I lived in Bogor. A kind of breakfast that we can get from street food vendors with less price where you can add a protein choice such as boiled egg, beef or chicken. Due to...

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  • Indonesian Stewed Oxtongue

    Indonesian Oxtongue Semur Recipe (Semur Lidah)

    Although nutmeg is native to Indonesia, it is not often used in cooking, except in beef, oxtail, or oxtongue soups or stews such as this semur lidah. Added by potato cubes into semur lidah, you can tell this dish was influenced by the Dutch. Seeing...

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  • Gado-Gado Surabaya

    Gado-Gado Surabaya – Guest Blogging at Rasa Malaysia

    To begin with, I was surprised that Rasa Malaysia has chosen me to be the guest writer of Indonesian cuisine on her blog. Rasa Malaysia is one of my inspired blogs among the Asian specialty blogs. We share the same passion for Asian food as...

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  • [Home Food Photography] Konsep – Teri’s Party

    [Home Food Photography] Konsep – Teri’s Party

    One very general idea: always try to think of a story behind the photo (e.g. table setting, sunny mood, comfort food, stylish food), which impression do you want. - Thorsten Kraska - Dita of Yummy, the founder of Home Food Photography event, has invited me...

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  • Tempe

    Tempe, the Javanese Meat

    As an Indonesian, I prefer to spell tempe rather than tempeh. It is made from soybeans that are natural cultured and fermented into a cake form, which widely used for a staple protein source on the island of Java. According to wikipedia, though, tempe and...

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  • Balado

    Balado, The Tangy Chili Sambal from West Sumatra

    Sambal is such a staple sauce in Indonesia, with plenty of different assortments depend on the region. Another variety of sambals from Western Sumatra (a.k.a Minang) is balado. As I grew up with balado, this one was always on my dining table, at least every...

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  • Stir Fry Fiddleheads

    When Manitoban Wild Fiddlehead Ferns Met Indonesian Kecap Manis

    For people who grew up with Sumatran culinary (just like myself), fiddlehead ferns might not be extraneous. They are what the Indonesians call for pakis or paku. I grew up with several kinds of Sumatran gulais (curries), one of them was gulai pakis or gulai...

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