Indonesian recipes
22 Indonesian recipes for a home kitchen, from 25 minutes. Have some of the ingredients already? Match them to what you have.
Dinner
25 min
Indonesian · dinner
Nasi goreng
Indonesian fried rice with sweet soy, sambal and shrimp paste, topped with a fried egg and crispy shallots.
25 min
Indonesian · dinner
Mie goreng
Indonesian fried egg noodles with chicken, cabbage and bok choy in sweet kecap manis and chili.
30 min
Indonesian · dinner
Chicken satay with peanut dipping sauce
Turmeric-and-coriander chicken skewers, seared until golden and served with a quick lime and peanut dipping sauce.
40 min
Indonesian · dinner
Nasi uduk (coconut rice)
Betawi coconut rice fragrant with lemongrass, pandan and bay leaf, served with fried chicken, egg and sambal.
40 min
Indonesian · dinner
Sayur lodeh (vegetables in coconut)
Javanese vegetable stew of long beans, chayote, eggplant, jackfruit and tofu in mild spiced coconut milk.
45 min
Indonesian · dinner
Gado gado
Indonesian 'mix-mix' salad of blanched and fresh vegetables, potatoes, eggs and tofu or tempeh smothered in a sweet-spicy peanut sauce and topped with crackers.
55 min
Indonesian · dinner
Chicken rendang
Chicken thighs simmered in a lemongrass, ginger and chile paste with coconut milk until the sauce reduces and clings. Fragrant, rich and slow-cooked.
60 min
Indonesian · dinner
Opor ayam (Lebaran chicken in coconut)
Mild, creamy chicken braised in spiced coconut milk, served with ketupat for Eid al-Fitr (Lebaran).
75 min
Indonesian · dinner
Soto ayam
Golden turmeric-lemongrass chicken soup with glass noodles, egg, bean sprouts, fried shallots and sambal.
75 min
Indonesian · dinner
Ayam penyet with sambal
Spiced, simmered then fried chicken 'smashed' and served with fiery sambal, rice, tofu, tempeh and raw vegetables.
90 min
Indonesian · dinner
Bakso (beef meatball soup)
Springy Indonesian beef meatballs in clear garlicky beef broth with noodles, bok choy and fried shallots.
90 min
Indonesian · dinner
Nasi kuning with ayam goreng (celebration yellow rice)
Turmeric coconut rice—shaped into a tumpeng cone for celebrations—with spiced fried chicken.
150 min
Indonesian · dinner
Rawon (black beef soup)
East Javanese beef soup turned black by keluak nuts, rich and earthy, served with rice, salted egg and bean sprouts.
210 min
Indonesian · dinner
Beef rendang
Indonesian-Malaysian dry curry of beef slowly cooked in spiced coconut milk until dark and rich.
210 min
Indonesian · dinner
Sop buntut (oxtail soup)
Clear, aromatic Indonesian oxtail soup with carrots and potatoes, scented with nutmeg and clove.
Lunch & snacks
30 min
Indonesian · lunch
Tempe orek (sweet spicy tempeh)
Crisp fried tempeh matchsticks caramelized in kecap manis, chili and galangal—a long-keeping rice side.
45 min
Indonesian · lunch
Perkedel kentang (potato fritters)
Savory mashed potato fritters with fried shallots, nutmeg and celery leaves, dipped in egg and fried—a side for soto and nasi kuning.
60 min
Indonesian · lunch
Martabak telur (savory stuffed pancake)
Crisp folded pastry stuffed with spiced ground meat, egg and scallions, served with pickled cucumber.
Baking & sweets
25 min
Indonesian · baking
Pisang goreng (banana fritters)
Crisp, light batter-fried bananas, Indonesia's favorite afternoon snack with coffee or tea.
40 min
Indonesian · baking
Klepon (palm sugar rice balls)
Pandan glutinous rice balls that burst with melted palm sugar, rolled in fresh coconut.
90 min
Indonesian · baking
Martabak manis (sweet thick pancake)
Indonesia's night-market thick honeycomb pancake slathered with butter, chocolate sprinkles, cheese and condensed milk, then folded.
Drinks
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