Dishes from Beef Lung (Paru in Indonesian) are Indonesian and Malaysian delicacies. Beef lung can be cooked in various kind of dish such as rendang, balado, sambal goreng (fried sambal), keripik (crackers). Offal is actually common to be eaten in other parts of the world. While the rest of the world enjoys (reputedly delicious) lung …
Keripik Paru Recipe (Indonesian Beef Lung Crackers) Read More »
Making salad at home from Indonesian or Asian style dressing base such as Gado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Coconut Peanut Dressing), Pecel (Javanese Peanut Sambal), Acar (Indonesian Pickle), Nuoc Mam Cham (Vietnamese dipping sauce) or Goma-ae (Japanese sesame seed dressing) is often what I do. When I don’t go for authentic style, I use whatever vegetables …
Can you think a dish that includes goat meat, cabbage, coconut, kecap manis and coconut milk? If you have been to Central Java of Indonesia or at least to Java island, you will know tongseng kambing. Tongseng Kambing is a popular dish from Solo (known as Surakarta) but this dish has been spread out all …
Tongseng Kambing (Solo Style Goat, Cabbage, and Coconut Stew) Read More »
This recipe is perfect for meatless Monday. I saw the fennel bulb at the market but never knew what to make from it until I opened up Michael Smith’s cookbook and now I’m hooked. At the beginning of my introduction to fennel bulb, I used his cookbook as my guidance to make salad which was …
Fennel, Avocado, Pea Shoot and Orange Blood Salad with Sesame Dressing Read More »
Bubur Biji Ketapang (in Sumatra) or Bubur Biji Salak (in Java). Both are the same sweet snack and made from sweet potato which I prefer translate into Sweet Potato Dumpling instead Sweet Potato Porridge. Bubur means porridge while biji means seed. Ketapang is a Terminalia catappa plant with many different common names such as Bengal …
Bubur Biji Ketapang – Bubur Biji Salak Recipe (Indonesian Sweet Potato Dumpling) Read More »
Wingko is often known as Wingko Babat. Wingko is basically a Javanese sweet snack and made from a mixture of grated coconut, coconut milk and sticky rice or glutinous rice. Again, I approved to you that many Asian snacks or desserts are vegan and gluten free. Babat is a small regency in Lamongan, East Java …
Wingko Babat Recipe (Javanese Coconut Sticky Rice Cake) Read More »
As other Indonesian salads, pecel (or known as pecal) is enjoyed with a company of warmed cooked rice or lontong, other protein sources (such as fish, chicken, beef, tempe(h) or tofu) and crackers. For those who know about gado-gado, lotek and karedok, you may love pecel as well. – Gado-gado: peanut (sometimes mix with cashew nuts) base …
Pecel Recipe (Java Style Salad with Peanut Sambal) Read More »
I got a bag of apples and didn’t know what to do, too many recipes out there. Apple sauce, apple pie, chicken apple, you name it! Then, when I stopped by at Hyundae mart, I found a great deal on roasted buckwheat (kasha) and beans. Beside buying more miso, I grabbed some beans and kashas. …
Tahu Bacem is perfect for summer BBQ. Instead of buying tofu or vegetarian burger at the stores for your vegetarian guests, why you don’t try to make this Tahu Bacem. Many recipes of this sweet marinated tofu apply frying process. However, some people like to BBQ them on top of the charcoal. People on the …
