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Chicken Tikka Masala

Chicken Tikka Masala

Anyone who has ever eaten in an Indian restaurant will most likely have tried chicken tikka masala. Indian cuisine is hard to come by in Indonesia, but I spent …

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Bok Choy Stir Fry with Oyster Sauce and Garlic Oil

Bok Choy Stir Fry with Oyster Sauce and Garlic Oil

Bok choy stir fry with oyster sauce and garlic oil is a perennial Chinese restaurant favorite menu. You can use my simple to follow recipe with any kind of Chinese greens to recreate this iconic Chinese dish at home.

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Sambal Terasi Udang - Spicy Shrimp Sauce Prawns

Sambal Terasi Udang - Spicy Shrimp Sauce Prawns

Nowadays I rarely cook prawns because I have developed allergic reaction to shellfish and nuts. They are not life threatening, but still, I would rather not …

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Ayam Goreng Rica-Rica - Tomato & Chili Fried Chicken

Ayam Goreng Rica-Rica - Tomato & Chili Fried Chicken

Rica-rica is a famous spicy sauce used widely in Manado cuisine from the province of North Sulawesi in Indonesia. The first time I tried this sauce in a Manado …

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Semur Ayam Medan

Semur Ayam Medan

One of my favorite food is semur ayam, and it has been so since I was just a little kid. I grew up in Medan before moving to the capital city when I was twelve.

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Easy Tender Baked Meatballs

Easy Tender Baked Meatballs

Meatballs are universally loved, and this easy tender baked meatballs recipe is just about the easiest and the most reliable way to produce juicy tender …

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Spicy Tamarind Glazed Fried Chicken

Spicy Tamarind Glazed Fried Chicken

I hope you are not bored with my barrage or fried chicken recipes, because today I am going to share another variation of my trusted recipe with a Thai …

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Buttermilk Roast Chicken

Buttermilk Roast Chicken

Sometimes the best meal is the simplest. Take this buttermilk roast chicken for example, they taste amazingly good, and all you need to recreate this at home …

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Vietnamese Skewered Pork

Vietnamese Skewered Pork

These Vietnamese skewered pork taste like those from Vietnamese restaurants. Try charcoal grilling in the summer, or use oven/stove-top in colder seasons.

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Orange Hoisin Chicken Stir Fry

Orange Hoisin Chicken Stir Fry

Easy oven-baked fried chicken breast strips, served with yummy orange hoisin sauce. This is as good as your take-out but healthier and better for you.

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Hoisin Sauce Baked Chicken

Hoisin Sauce Baked Chicken

Super easy and truly delicious baked chicken drumsticks using common pantry ingredients. Juicy on the inside, and the glaze is simply bursting with flavors.

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Laksa Ayam Jakarta - Chicken Coconut Milk Soup

Laksa Ayam Jakarta - Chicken Coconut Milk Soup

You will want to serve this delicious bowl of Jakarta chicken laksa (chicken in spicy coconut milk soup) with rice vermicelli/steamed rice all winter long.

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