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Indonesian mains

28 recipes

Mains 15 minutes Nationwide

Nasi Goreng Kampung

Fragrant, savory home-style fried rice — quick enough for everyday meals.
Mains 45 minutes Java

Ayam Goreng Bumbu Kuning

Yellow-spice fried chicken: fragrant, well-seasoned, with crispy skin.
Mains 3 hours West Sumatra

Rendang Daging

Classic rendang: thick coconut milk, deep spices, and tender beef.
Mains 60 minutes Java

Soto Ayam

Warm yellow broth with shredded chicken and classic toppings.
Mains 35 minutes Java

Pecel Lele

Crispy fried catfish with fresh raw vegetables and shrimp-paste sambal.
Mains 2 hours East Java

Rawon

Black keluak broth with tender beef — an East Java classic.
Mains 90 minutes East Java

Bakso Malang

Springy meatballs, stuffed tofu, siomay, and a warm clear broth.
Mains 25 minutes Java

Mie Goreng Jawa

Sweet-savory Javanese fried noodles — fast, filling warung-style comfort.
Mains 50 minutes Madura

Sate Ayam Madura

Chicken satay with thick, spicy Madura-style peanut sauce.
Mains 2 hours Sumatra / Java

Gulai Kambing

Rich coconut-spice curry for tender goat meat.
Mains 60 minutes Java

Opor Ayam

Chicken in a gentle white coconut gravy — a Lebaran favorite and everyday comfort.
Mains 75 minutes Betawi / Java

Semur Daging

Sweet-savory soy-braised beef scented with clove and nutmeg.
Mains 25 minutes Java

Tempe Orek

Thin-sliced tempeh in sweet-spicy soy glaze — lasting and great for lunchboxes.
Mains 4 hours Yogyakarta

Gudeg

Young jackfruit slow-cooked in coconut milk and palm sugar — Jogja’s sweet, rich classic.
Mains 70 minutes Palembang

Pempek Kapal Selam

Egg-stuffed fish cakes with tangy-sweet-spicy cuko sauce.
Mains 55 minutes Palembang

Tekwan

Dried-shrimp broth with small fish balls, glass noodles, and wood ear mushrooms.
Mains 40 minutes Aceh

Mie Aceh

Thick yellow Acehnese noodles — spicy and savory, dry-fried or in broth.
Mains 60 minutes West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)

Ayam Bakar Taliwang

Fiery grilled chicken from Lombok.
Mains 2.5 hours South Sulawesi

Coto Makassar

Makassar’s peanut-and-offal soup, deeply spiced.
Mains 2.5 hours South Sulawesi

Konro

Beef ribs in a sweet, black spice broth — Makassar specialty.
Mains 2 hours South Sulawesi

Pallubasa

Meat soup thickened with toasted grated coconut.
Mains 45 minutes North Sulawesi

Ikan Bakar Rica-rica

Grilled fish with fiery rica spice paste.
Mains 50 minutes North Sulawesi

Ikan Woku Belanga

Fish in yellow woku spices with fragrant basil.
Mains 45 minutes Java

Sambal Goreng Ati

Chicken liver and gizzard with petai in a savory sambal goreng gravy.
Mains 70 minutes West Sumatra

Dendeng Balado

Thin dried beef slices tossed in red balado chili sambal.
Mains 45 minutes Sumatra

Gulai Ikan Patin

Patin catfish in a gentle, savory yellow coconut gulai.
Mains 40 minutes West Sumatra

Asam Padeh

Sour-spicy Minang broth with no coconut milk.
Mains 55 minutes North Sumatra

Kari Ayam Medan

Spice-rich Medan-style chicken curry with a thick, aromatic gravy.

Vegetables & sides

9 recipes

Vegetables 40 minutes Betawi / Java

Gado-gado

Blanched vegetables with a thick, savory-spicy peanut sauce.
Vegetables 40 minutes Betawi / Sunda

Sayur Asem

Bright tamarind soup with corn, long beans, chayote, and melinjo.
Vegetables 30 minutes Nationwide

Capcay Kuah

Light-broth mixed vegetable stir-fry — a reliable family dinner.
Vegetables 35 minutes East Java

Pecel Madiun

Pecel with Madiun-style peanut sauce and fresh blanched greens.
Vegetables 30 minutes Betawi

Ketoprak

Lontong, sprouts, tofu, and vermicelli with peanut sauce and sweet soy.
Vegetables 20 minutes Lombok

Plecing Kangkung

Blanched water spinach with fresh, spicy plecing sambal.
Vegetables 45 minutes Bali

Lawar Bali

A fresh, spicy mix of vegetables and Balinese base genep spices.
Vegetables 40 minutes Java

Sayur Lodeh

Coconut-milk vegetable stew with chayote, long beans, and tempeh.
Vegetables 15 minutes Nationwide

Tumis Kangkung

Quick water-spinach stir-fry: spicy, savory, still bright green.

Breakfast

4 recipes

Breakfast 50 minutes Betawi

Bubur Ayam

Silky rice porridge with shredded chicken, cakwe, and crunchy toppings.
Breakfast 60 minutes North Sulawesi

Tinutuan (Bubur Manado)

Manado vegetable porridge packed with pumpkin, corn, and greens.
Breakfast 50 minutes Betawi / Java

Lontong Sayur

Compressed rice cakes with coconut chayote stew and full toppings.
Breakfast 45 minutes Betawi

Nasi Uduk

Savory coconut rice scented with lemongrass and pandan.

Sambal

2 recipes

Sambal 10 minutes Bali–Java

Sambal Terasi Matah

Fresh, spicy sambal with shrimp paste — perfect with fried dishes.
Sambal 20 minutes Java

Sambal Bajak

Long-keeping fried sambal — spicy, savory, and good with many dishes.

Snacks

6 recipes

Snacks 40 minutes Nationwide

Perkedel Kentang

Soft inside, crisp outside — potato fritters as a snack or side.
Snacks 20 minutes Cirebon

Tahu Gejrot

Fried tofu doused in Cirebon’s tangy-sweet-spicy sauce.
Snacks 60 minutes Sunda

Siomay Bandung

Steamed fish dumplings with sweet-spicy peanut sauce.
Snacks 50 minutes Sunda

Batagor

Crispy fried tofu bakso with Bandung-style peanut sauce.
Snacks 50 minutes Nationwide

Bubur Kacang Hijau

Soft sweet mung-bean porridge with savory coconut milk.
Snacks 40 minutes Java

Klepon

Glutinous-rice balls filled with palm sugar and rolled in grated coconut.

Drinks

1 recipes

Drinks 40 minutes Sunda / Nationwide

Es Cendol

Green cendol, coconut milk, and palm sugar — a classic nusantara drink.