Baku Kitchen! An independent reference of traditional food

Indonesia

54 dishes.

fermented & pickledAcarCucumber, carrot and shallot pickled in vinegar with turmeric and chilliwine & spiritArak BaliClear spirit distilled from palm or rice wine, drunk neat or with lime and honeyAsinanVegetables or fruit steeped in sweet-sour vinegar brine with peanuts and crackersAyam BetutuWhole chicken packed with spice paste, wrapped in leaves and steamed for hoursAyam GorengTurmeric-galangal marinated chicken fried until deeply goldenAyam Rica-RicaChicken cooked with pounded bird's eye chilli, ginger and lime leaf, searingly hotBabi GulingBalinese spice-stuffed roast suckling pig with cracklingBaksoSpringy beef meatball soup with noodles, sold from cartsBandrekHot ginger drink with palm sugar, cinnamon, clove and sometimes coconut shredsBatagorFried fish and tofu dumplings cut up and drowned in peanut saucefermented & pickledBekasamFreshwater fish fermented with rice and salt until sour, then friedBika AmbonYellow honeycomb cake of tapioca and coconut milk, chewy and faintly fermentedwine & spiritBremSweet low-strength rice wine pressed from fermented glutinous rice, amber and syrupyBubur AyamChicken rice porridge with crullers, soy sauce and sambalCoto MakassarBeef and offal soup thickened with ground peanuts and rice water, eaten with ketupatcheese & dairyDadihBuffalo milk fermented in a bamboo tube until set, eaten with rice and palm sugardessertEs CendolGreen rice-flour worms in coconut milk with palm sugar syrup and iceEs TelerAvocado, jackfruit and coconut in iced condensed-milk syrupGado-GadoBlanched vegetables, tofu, tempeh and egg under peanut dressingGudegYogyakarta young jackfruit stewed sweet in coconut milk and palm sugarJamuHerbal tonics of turmeric, ginger and tamarind, sold bottledKecap ManisThick sweet soy syrup heavy with palm sugar, brushed on satay and stirred into riceKerak TelorBetawi glutinous-rice omelette with spiced coconut, Jakarta fairsKetoprakRice cake, tofu, vermicelli and bean sprouts under thick peanut and garlic sauceKleponPandan rice balls that burst with molten palm sugarKopi LuwakCoffee from beans passed through a civet, once wild-collected, now largely farmedLapis LegitDense spiced butter cake built up layer by layer under a grill, eighteen or more deepMartabakThick stuffed pancake, sweet with chocolate or savory with eggMie GorengWok-fried sweet-soy noodles with vegetables and eggNasi GorengSweet-soy fried rice with fried egg and krupuk; national favouriteNasi PadangSteamed rice with a spread of Padang curries and sambalsNasi UdukCoconut rice with fried chicken, tempeh, egg and sambal, wrapped in banana leaffermented & pickledOncomOrange fermented cake made from peanut press-cake or soy waste, unique to West JavaOpor AyamGentle coconut-braised chicken served with ketupat at LebaranPempekPalembang fish-and-tapioca cakes with dark vinegar-chili cukoPisang GorengBattered fried bananas eaten hot from street vendors

  • Acar

    Cucumber, carrot and shallot pickled in vinegar with turmeric and chilli. A fermented & pickled recipe from Indonesia.

  • Arak Bali

    Clear spirit distilled from palm or rice wine, drunk neat or with lime and honey. A wine & spirit recipe…

  • Asinan

    Vegetables or fruit steeped in sweet-sour vinegar brine with peanuts and crackers. Ready in 25 min prep and 10 min…

  • Ayam Rica-Rica

    Chicken cooked with pounded bird’s eye chilli, ginger and lime leaf, searingly hot. Ready in 25 min prep and 45…

  • Ayam Betutu

    Whole chicken packed with spice paste, wrapped in leaves and steamed for hours. Ready in 1 hr prep and 3…

  • Ayam Goreng

    Turmeric-galangal marinated chicken fried until deeply golden. Ready in 20 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking. Serves 4. A main…

  • Babi Guling

    Balinese spice-stuffed roast suckling pig with crackling. Ready in 1 hr prep and 3 hr 30 min cooking. 8 servings.…

  • Bakso

    Springy beef meatball soup with noodles, sold from carts. Ready in 40 min prep and 1 hr 15 min cooking.…

  • Bandrek

    Hot ginger drink with palm sugar, cinnamon, clove and sometimes coconut shreds. Ready in 10 min prep and 20 min…

  • Batagor

    Fried fish and tofu dumplings cut up and drowned in peanut sauce. Ready in 40 min prep and 25 min…