Tempe Mendoan
Tempeh/Tempe is made by a natural culturing and controlled fermentation process that binds soybeans into a cake form, invented by the Javanese. Tempe Mendoan is very popular in Indonesia as snack. It’s easy…
Putu Ayu
Putu Ayu are popular dessert in Indonesia. A steam cake with no butter, but coconut milk and shredded coconut, quite easy and quick to make. Putu Ayu uses Pandan paste or essence. Pandan…
Ayam Remes
Bara Pattiradjawane, the famous celebrity cook, was inspired by the food he ate at The OASIS Restaurant in Jakarta when he created this recipe. And like in all of his books – he…
Martabak Telur
Martabak is a popular meal in Indonesia. It is a crepe-like dish which is filled with vegetables and minced meat. It needs chicken or duck eggs for the batter to make the pastry….
Ikan Sambal Pete
Petai beans or seeds look like broad beans. Like mature broad beans, they may have to be peeled before cooking. Petai has earned its nickname ‘stink bean’ because its strong smell is very…
Beef Shank Asam Pedas
Manado is the capital of the North Sulawesi province of Indonesia, located at the Bay of Manado, and is surrounded by a mountainous area. Manadonese loves spicy & hot food. In almost all…
Cooking Glossary
adonan batter, dough aduk, campur mix, combine asam tamarind ayak sieve bahan ingredient bawang bombay onion bawang merah red/spanish onion bawang putih garlic bubuk ground bumbu sauce cabe/cabai hijau green chilli cabe/cabai merah…
Dadar Gulung
Dadar Gulung is stuffed pancake roll. Dadar is a Javanese and Indonesian word for ‘pancake’. Gulung means ‘to roll’ or ‘to be rolled’. Sweet beans, peanuts, or grated coconut are wrapped inside the…
