Rica Rodo is actually a very simple dish yet flavourful from Manado (North Sulawesi). When I first tried Rica Rodo at one of Manado restaurants in Jakarta, I fell in love right away. The only challenge I got when I tried to recreate Rica Rodo was sourcing fresh turmeric leaves which I substituted with dry …
Rica Rodo: Indonesian (Manado) Stir Fry Vegetables 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 …
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 »
If Japanese and Korean use seaweed, so does Indonesian especially Balinese. Bulung Kuah Pindang is another recipe from Bali where you can apply kuah pindang (Balinese fish stock) beside rujak kuah pindang (fruit salad with fish stock). When the first time I read the cookbook of Lonny Gerungan “The Bali Cookbook” years ago, I was …
Tasak Telu is translated as Masak Tiga (Tiga Masakan) in Indonesian or Cook Three (Three Dishes) in English. I know it’s a bit weird when I tried to translate to English literally. The reason was being named for Cook Three or Three Dishes since Tasak Telu uses 3 main ingredients; chicken, coconut and bulung gadong …
Tasak Telu Recipe (Karo Meat Salad with Torch Ginger Fruit) Read More »
Dandelion or randa tapak in Indonesian is from genus Taraxacum (pron.: /təˈræksəkʉm/) which is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to Eurasia and North and South America. Two species of Taraxacum, T. officinale and T. erythrospermum, are found as weeds worldwide and completely edible. Dandelion has many things …
Today is the last day of 2012 and I know I have been bad by not updating my blog lately. I apologize for that! In the year of 2013, I promise to showcase much more Indonesian and Asian recipes. I also would like wishing all my loyal readers a Happy and Flourishing New Year with …
2012 Top 15 Indonesia Eats Recipes & Happy New Year 2013 Read More »
In East Java especially Surabaya and its suroundings, Keripik Kentang (Crispy Potato Chips) is made to complete Soto Ayam (Chicken Soup) beside koyah kerupuk (shrimp crackers that are ground with fried garlic). I was making these Crispy Potato Chips really quick last Saturday (Oct 27, 2012) morning for my Indonesian cooking demo at d. a. …
Crispy Potato Chips (Keripik Kentang) for Soto Ayam Read More »
My holiday to Indonesia wasn’t that long but I did finally visit Bali after the last time I went in 1996. Bali is changing a lot. I used to remember By Pass Ngurah Rai, Kuta and Denpasar area. Last May, I was lost. Not to mention we lost our luggage when we arrived at the …
Bali: 100 Sunset Boutique Hotel and Lawar Kartika Read More »
Beet roots are often eaten in my household. I usually make them into salad, fritters or food colouring. Then, I turned the beets into chips after seeing a picture on pinterest that was pinned from Donna Hay as I needed an idea on how to utilize my Sumac. The original idea was making chips from …
