Sunday, 21 February 2010

Opor Ayam


Opor Ayam is the Indonesia special dish of yellow curry chicken. It is not exactly a curry dish, but it's got a special beautiful flavour from lemon grass, cumin, garlic, turmeric, candle nuts,ground coriander, and ginger. The coconut milk which mixed with the juice of the chicken, just add up the rich flavour of the dish. It is perfect to be served with steam rice or lontong (hard boiled rice). Topping it with sambal trasi (fish paste chilli sauce) and acar timun (cucumber pickles) will bring this dish to another level. So scrumptious!

Sambal Goreng Salmon Kentang


Sambal Goreng Salmon Kentang is a unique dish for it wouldn't be listed as traditional/original Indonesian food. Using Salmon as the substitute of beef, it is cooked with potatoes and mangetout, and stir-fried in hot spicy chilli sauce. Perfect to accompany steam rice, as main course.

Ikan Saus Tauco


Ikan Sambal Tauco (Fish in Salted Soy Bean Sauce) is a tasty spicy fish dish which using tauco (salted soy bean) as the sauce. So rich in flavour, because into the tauco is added some garlic, shallots, spring onion, chillies. Such a perfect dish to accompany steam rice!

Ketoprak


There 2 different meaning of Ketoprak. One is a traditional performing art from Central Java, and the other one is the popular kind of food from Jakarta. Of course, we are talking about the later. The ingredients are vermicelli, bean sprouts, fried tofu coated in egg, sliced spring onions & fried shallots. Peanut sauce are poured over it, and some crackers are added before serving. Definitely a signature dish from Jakarta.

Soto Ayam Komplit


Soto Ayam is the famous Indonesian style of chicken broth soup, which contains vermicelli, bean sprouts, chicken, and topped with sliced spring onions and celery, fried shallots. Perfecting the dishes, boiled egg, perkedel kentang (fried mashed potato), hot spicy chilli sauce, and prawn crackers is served along side. Either steam rice or lontong (hard boiled rice) is good to accompany this dish.

Pisang Goreng

Pisang Goreng or Banana Fritters is a lovely meal perfect for snack time, tea / coffee time. The sliced banana is battered and fried until it's golden yellow. The batter should be crunchy and tasty. To make it even more delicious, grated cheese and sugar is sprinkled all over it. Guaranteed, that is so mouthwatering....:-)

Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Nasi Urap Komplit



Nasi Urap is the name of white rice and Javanese style salads by using spicy grated coconut meat as the topping. To celebrate some special occasion, Nasi Urap Komplit is served with boiled egg, fried tofu and tempe, some meat (poultry, beef, or fish) and crackers along side. It looks so merry, so healthy, and so yummy, of course!