Buntil is a family of stuffed vegetable dishes in Indonesian cuisine and is known as a Javanese dish. Traditionally this buntil uses cassava, papaya or taro leaves. All those leaves are edible and most often are made for salad, stir fry, and curry base dishes in Indonesian cooking. Any strong and hearty greens will do …
Buntil Daun Talas Recipe (Javanese Stuffed Taro Leaves) Read More »
Gandasturi is one of traditional kue in Indonesia (kue is term for Indonesian cakes or pastries or sweet snack). As other Southeast Asian sweet snacks, gandasturi isn’t that sweet compare to the North American ones. It’s a perfect pair with a cup of jasmine tea. When I posted a photo of Gandasturi on Indonesia Eats …
Gandasturi Recipe (Indonesian Breaded Sweet Mung Bean) Read More »
This Jadah Manten – Javanese Glutinous Rice Roll Wrapped in Omelet was shared by Tika of Cemplang Cemplung. My third Indonesian food bloggers that I approached to be my guest blog post. I just wanted to you all realize that there are many talented Indonesian food bloggers. Yes there are few that use English for the blog. …
Jadah Manten (Javanese Glutinous Rice Roll Wrapped in Omelet) Read More »
This sambal bawang is a continuing post from my previous one, nasi udang (shrimp rice). Don’t be surprised on how much chilies that I used. I used a recipe from Tabloid Nova but I have alternated the recipe by adding ground dried shrimp instead of adding chicken bullion which usually contains MSG. The original recipe …
Sambal Bawang Recipe (Shallot and Garlic Sambal) Read More »
This Nasi Udang Bu Rudy aka shrimp rice ala Mrs. Rudy is very popular among culinary travelers in Indonesia. Bu Rudy (Mrs. Rudy) has been selling foods since 1990, but this nasi udang was a new menu that was added in 2001. The story back whenever her husband went for fishing in the sea, …
Nasi Udang Bu Rudy Recipe (Mrs. Rudy Shrimp Rice) Read More »
Perfect and enjoyable for hot summer day! Asinan Bogor (Bogor Fruit Pickle). It’s really easy to make and you can use any fruits that you like. In this recipe, I substituted the chili pepper for scotch bonnet pepper. I also used tropical fruits that I used to enjoy back when I was in Indonesia. Too …
It’s summer now on the northern hemisphere. Perfect time for grilling or barbecuing. If you have been to Indonesia, you will notice there are many variants of Saté (known as Satay too). This time, I have Sate Klopo or Kelopo. Klopo or Kelopo is the Javanese term for coconut in English and Kelapa in bahasa …
Amaranth Greens Crackers are something that addictive to snack on. Yunita Rahmasari or known as Tata of Bonita’s Cooking & Bento Wonderland will present a recipe on how to make Keripik Bayam (Indonesian Amaranth Greens Crackers. She is a talented bentoist who share the same passion with me, Indonesian cooking. She is a full time university …
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In Indonesia, potatoes are eaten for a side dish as vegetables and not a main carbohydrate source. We can eat potatoes with rice. This time I made my old time favourite, kering kentang or dried potatoes. Kering kentang is often served to ccompany nasi kuning (Indonesian yellow rice). To make faster kering kentang, I used …
Kering Kentang Recipe (Indonesian Dried Potatoes) Read More »
Kikil is a popular street food in East Java especially Surabaya and surrounding areas. My late dad loved beef tendon dish such as Gulai Tunjang (Beef Tendon Curry, a West Sumatran dish) and this lontong kikil. When I still lived in Indonesia, lontong kikil was not my favourite at all. I would still eat it …
Lontong Kikil Recipe (Surabaya Beef Tendon Soup with Rice Cakes) Read More »
