All Recipes
Sup Baso Ikan dan Tahu - Homemade Fish Balls and Tofu Soup
Baso (meat balls) and tahu (tofu) are two of the more commonly found ingredients used in Indonesian cooking originally introduced to the country by the Chinese …
Kari Bihun Medan - Medan Rice Noodles Curry
The city of Medan is a great place to be for sampling good food in almost every corner of the city. My family moved to Jakarta when I was 11, and I crave the …
Bandit Chicken Wings
A long long time ago, spices are rare and precious commodity, and worthy to be robbed by an infamous group of bandit. Apparently their favorite spice is cumin, …
Cantonese Braised Beef
I came from a Cantonese family, and to me, braised beef is one of our signature comfort food. This dish has meltingly tender beef and an even more heavenly …
Lontong Sayur - Rice Cakes with Vegetables Stew in Coconut Milk
Many Indonesian dishes are created to be consumed with ketupat or lontong (a.k.a. rice cakes) and lontong sayur is perhaps one of the more popular one, it even …
Rice Cooker Ketupat - Rice Cooker Rice Cakes
Rice cakes are popular sides made of rice that often accompany Indonesian savory dishes, such as sate, gado-gado, ketoprak, lontong sayur, and many other …
Luo Han Guo and Chrysanthemum Liang Cha - Monks' Fruit and Chrysanthemum Tea
Chinese herbal tea (liang cha) is a homemade remedy for sore throat. I love this version with luo han guo (monk fruit), chrysanthemum flowers, and longan.
Chinese Apple Herbal Soup
Do you have a favorite soup to order in a Chinese restaurant? For the longest time, my parents always get Apple Soup (蘋果湯) whenever we go to one. The restaurant …
Sambal Berambang Asem dan Bola Bayam - Chili and Tamarind Sambal with Spinach Balls
Even simply boiled vegetables taste absolutely delicious when served with this umami-rich chili sauce made with red chilies, tamarind, and toasted shrimp paste.
Tempeh Penyet - Spicy Bruised Tempeh
The idea of a penyet is simple, combine a fried item, like fried chicken or friend tempeh with your favorite sambal in a cobek (Indonesian for mortar and …
Chinese Spareribs with Shallots
Finger-licking good Chinese spareribs, with sticky sweet and savory glaze. You won't be able to stop until the very last piece and the plate is clean!
Gulai Nangka dan Kacang Panjang Padang - Padang Young Jackfruit and Snake Bean Stew
This is the closest gulai Padang recipe that I have, and yes it tastes amazing, and yes, the spice list is going to probably include almost everything your …