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Sambal Udang Petai - Shrimp and Stink Bean in Chili Sauce

Sambal Udang Petai - Shrimp and Stink Bean in Chili Sauce

This popular Indonesian shrimp dish is one of the best ways to enjoy fresh shrimp and stink beans. The characteristic fragrance of the bright green beans gives the dish its signature flavor.

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Roti Bakar Keju Pisang Coklat - Toast with Cheese, Banana, and Chocolate

Roti Bakar Keju Pisang Coklat - Toast with Cheese, Banana, and Chocolate

Toast is called roti bakar in Indonesia. Roti is of course bread, but bakar is usually reserved for grilled food, and no one ever grill a bread right? But weird …

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Coto Makassar - Makassar Beef Soup

Coto Makassar - Makassar Beef Soup

Makassar is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi and is famous for its coto (beef soup) and konro (ribs soup). Coto is traditionally made from beef and beef …

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Buncis Tumis Tauco - Stir Fry Green Beans with Salted Soy Beans

Buncis Tumis Tauco - Stir Fry Green Beans with Salted Soy Beans

Stir frying vegetables are pretty common in Indonesia, and sometime we love adding a bit of tauco to our stir fries. If you have never had tauco stir fry, do …

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Mi Sop Medan - Medan Style Chicken Noodle Soup

Mi Sop Medan - Medan Style Chicken Noodle Soup

Another favorite from my hometown. I know there seems to be so many things to prepare for, but they are not hard, really. And you can always prepare the noodles …

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Starfruit Mango Orange Punch

Starfruit Mango Orange Punch

When we moved to a new apartment recently, my mother in law gave us a huge bag of oranges and I have been trying my best to use them all in my recipes, and …

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Lalap Sambal Terasi - Sundanese Vegetables with Shrimp Paste Chili Relish

Lalap Sambal Terasi - Sundanese Vegetables with Shrimp Paste Chili Relish

Learn how to prepare lalap, Indonesian most popular vegetable platters, and serve it with sambal terasi, utterly delicious and umami-rich chili sauce.

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Wedang Jahe Lengkeng - Longan in Ginger Syrup

Wedang Jahe Lengkeng - Longan in Ginger Syrup

Somehow longan is heavily connected with festive seasons in Indonesia. Now that Idul Fitri is upon us, longan (fresh and in can) is sold everywhere. And I swear …

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Wedang Teh Susu Jahe - Ginger Milk Tea

Wedang Teh Susu Jahe - Ginger Milk Tea

A simple Indonesian milk tea with lemongrass and ginger syrup. This milk tea is perfect for cold weather and considered a homemade remedy for cold/flu.

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Telur Balado - Eggs with Chili Sauce

Telur Balado - Eggs with Chili Sauce

You are probably getting sick of reading another balado recipe, but I can’t help it. I love balado dishes so much that I probably prepare some sort of balado …

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Sup Kimlo Solo - Solo Style Kimlo Soup

Sup Kimlo Solo - Solo Style Kimlo Soup

This tasty soup is the result of two cuisines, Indonesian with heavy influence from the Chinese that has settled in Java for hundreds of years. I could not find …

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Aromatic Steamed Chicken Wings

Aromatic Steamed Chicken Wings

The use of so many aromatic herbs gives this dish a very inviting aroma, sure to whet the appetite. And the colorful green, red, yellow, and white is quite a …

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