Indonesian Cooking: Satays, Sambals and More [Indonesian Cookbook, 81 Recipes]

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Rujak is a traditional Javanese fruit and vegetable salad dish. It exists in many forms throughout Indonesia and is one of the earliest historically identified foods of ancient Java.

Pictured below is the plate of bebek goreng I had in Bali. It’s crispy and delicious and one of my favorite dishes to eat in Indonesia. Tumpeng refers to a Javanese cone-shaped rice dish served with a multitude of sides on a banana-leaf covered tampah (woven bamboo tray). It can be made with plain steamed rice, uduk rice (with coconut milk), or yellow rice that’s fashioned into the shape of a perfect mountain using a cone-shaped woven bamboo container.On a spur of the moment decision, my wife and I decided to eat at a restaurant in Jakarta that served Batak food, from the Lake Toba region of Sumatra. One of the traditional Batak dishes, is something called babi pangang (sometimes babi panggang), which is a type of grilled or roasted pork. Along with djenkol, there was no way I could leave petai, or stink beans, off this list of best Indonesian foods. Petai are little green colored beans that grow in a tree within twisted pods. The rice is cooked with turmeric powder, lemongrass, bay leaf, kaffir lime leaf, and coconut milk. The fragrant rice tastes wonderful with spicy tempeh, fried shallots and fresh slices of cucumber.

Gorengan refers to street food stalls that serve all kinds of deep fried fritters, some of which are battered, and other not. You’ll find pisang goreng (deep fried bananas), fried stuffed tofu, bakwan (veggie batter fritters), fried cassava, fried breadfruit, and the list goes on. Sambal Colo-Colo: Originally from Ambon, Colo-Colo is made of sweet kecup manis (soy sauce), chilli, tomatoes, shallots and lime juice. Some variations will add butter or vegetable oil to the sambal. Another popular Indonesian soup is sop buntut, which is oxtail soup. I’ve been a huge lover of oxtail dishes ever since growing up and visiting relatives in Hawaii, when I’d enjoy Chinese style oxtail stew and soup. The meat around the tail has to be some of the most tender and flavorful. Lontong Kikil ( from beef parts soup with rice cake ) – Jalan Gembong ( My fav place ) open 6PM – 12PM daily.A warung roti bakar for example, sells grilled bread while a warung indomie sells mostly instant noodles. Probably one of the most famous meals to be associated with Indonesia is Nasi Padang, a mix of rice and side dishes, originally from the Padang in western Sumatra. I’ve included Nasi Padang on this food list because it’s such an important meal, however, I’ve also included a few of the common dishes within Nasi Padang below in this list as well. Hi Mark, I am an instant fan of you. Soonest I saw one of your Video Blog in Youtube (saw it in my friends Facebook wall) I was instantly hooked up (not just because you are in Jakarta currently).

for the exemple, I came from Medan North of Sumatera and lives here, that was famous food just like Risol, Tahu Isi, Sop Sipirok (oh man this is my favorite food a hole my life), Soto Medan (this is the originally food from Medan North of Sumatera that no one city in Indonesia can copy that taste, you should try this, its recomended man !! :), Burung Goreng Siantar, Mie Aceh (this is recipe from Aceh originally recipe, but in Medan you find easly to find it…its spicy noodle), Nasi Padang Sidempuan, and many more that you can find it in Medan North of Sumatera…. Nasi Pecel Madiun ( i don’t know how to explain in English, but basicly under peanut sauce ;P ) – you can find it everywhre in Surabaya ;P The good news is that many of the above Indonesian dishes are customisable to meet the majority of dietary requirements. However, if you are travelling with an allergy, do be mindful of ingredients such as peanuts or soy as they may be present in cooking oil or within condiments. Look out for nuts if you have an allergy. ProjectManhattan, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons / Processed in Photoshop and Lightroom 21. Nasi Brongkos Native to Indonesia, this green bean, also known as bitter bean or stink bean, has a whole range of fantastic health benefits. The petai pods are long and green with smaller beans inside, which can be cooked and eaten.Manado foods has extraordinary spiciness and powerfull flavour because the amount of spices that sometimes takes more than a half of the whole dish ingredients. You can’t eat those without sweating, just feels like free sauna, even rica-rica should be super spicy because “rica” it self means “chili”, so if rica-rica tastes a bit sweet, thats not the authentic one, maybe thats an adaptive version because most indonesian people can’t handle the real spiciness level. once I eat spicy foods there, other region’s spicy food spiciness tastes just so so. Most(almost all) people in north sulawesi can’t eat without clili, a local proverb says “if our eye(s) touch by chili, we don’t cry but eating without chili can make us cry”.

Award-winning author Petty Pandean-Elliott tells the story of her Indonesian heritage through 150 much-loved and delicious recipes perfect for home cooks everywhere Where: I had this pepes at a restaurant in Bogor, but you’ll find it available at most Sundanese restaurants. Babi Panggang – Batak style grilled pork 6. Babi Pangang (Batak grilled pork) Before we get started, I just want to make it clear that this is not an exhaustive or complete list of food in Indonesia (there are thousands of Indonesian dishes), but it’s a definite start to discovering the incredible cuisine of Indonesia. Some of the foods I included, such as durian and petai, are simply because I love them so much.

30. Jengkol Pedas (jengkol chili, djenkol)

Tumpeng is an important dish in Indonesian culture because it’s regarded as a symbol of gratitude, a dish that’s often enjoyed to celebrate important events like festivals and birthdays. The cone-shaped rice is meant to symbolize the holy mountain while the many side dishes surrounding it carry meaning as well. Where: I had this dish home cooked, but do you know of any good restaurants? I would love to hear from you in the comments section at the bottom of this post. Nasi campur – mixed rice with Chinese style meat 21. Nasi Campur (mixed rice)