Recipes

Curated dishes rooted in traditional food wisdom and modern nutrition science. Every recipe tells a story.

16 of 526 recipes

Easy

Malaysian Cuisine

Turmeric Chicken Soup (Soto Ayam)

Turmeric-golden chicken soup with coconut milk, lemongrass, and rice noodles

55 minutes

Easy

Malaysian Cuisine

Vegetable Coconut Stew (Sayur Lodeh)

Mixed vegetables simmered in a fragrant coconut milk broth with turmeric, lemongrass, and shrimp paste

45 minutes

Easy

Malaysian Cuisine

Chicken Rendang (Rendang Ayam)

A slow-simmered Malaysian coconut chicken stew cooked down to a dry, intensely fragrant paste of chilies, lemongrass, galangal, and toasted coconut

1 hour 20 minutes

Medium

Malaysian Cuisine

Beef Rendang (Rendang Daging)

A deeply spiced, dry-braised coconut beef stew from the Minangkabau tradition, slow-cooked until the meat is tender and lacquered in a dark, fragrant paste of chilies, lemongrass, galangal, and toasted coconut

2 hours 30 minutes

Medium

Indonesian Cuisine

Black Nut Beef Soup (Rawon)

East Javanese black beef soup with keluak, lemongrass, and galangal, served over rice with bean sprouts, salted egg, and fried shallots

3 hours

Easy

Indonesian Cuisine

Wedang Jahe (Indonesian Ginger Tea)

A warming Javanese ginger drink steeped with lemongrass, pandan, black pepper, cardamom, and cloves, sweetened with palm sugar and sipped slowly on cool evenings

20 minutes

Medium

Indonesian Cuisine

Jakarta Creamy Beef Soup (Soto Betawi)

Jakarta's creamy beef and offal soup simmered in coconut milk and fresh milk with lemongrass, galangal, and candlenuts, served with fried potatoes and emping crackers

3 hours

Opor Ayam (Javanese Chicken in Coconut Milk)

Easy

Indonesian Cuisine

Opor Ayam (Javanese Chicken in Coconut Milk)

A gentle, aromatic Javanese braise of bone-in chicken simmered in spiced coconut milk with lemongrass, galangal, and candlenut until the sauce turns silky and golden

60 minutes

Medium

Indonesian Cuisine

Banana Leaf Steamed Fish (Pepes Ikan)

Sundanese spiced fish steamed in banana leaf parcels

1 hour 20 minutes

Easy

Indonesian Cuisine

Tempe Goreng (Indonesian Fried Tempeh)

Crispy, golden tempeh marinated in turmeric, garlic, and coriander

30 minutes

Sayur Asem (Indonesian Tamarind Vegetable Soup)

Easy

Indonesian Cuisine

Sayur Asem (Indonesian Tamarind Vegetable Soup)

A bright, sour-sweet tamarind broth packed with corn, chayote, long beans, cabbage, and peanuts, seasoned with a pounded spice paste of candlenuts, shrimp paste, and red chilies

1 hour 15 minutes

Easy

Indonesian Cuisine

Gado-Gado (Indonesian Peanut Salad)

Blanched vegetables, fried tempeh, and hard-boiled eggs dressed in a warm, spiced peanut sauce

45 minutes

Ayam Goreng Lengkuas (Galangal Fried Chicken)

Medium

Indonesian Cuisine

Ayam Goreng Lengkuas (Galangal Fried Chicken)

Sundanese double-cooked fried chicken braised in a galangal-rich spice paste, then deep-fried until golden and topped with crispy galangal floss

1 hour 45 minutes

Medium

Indonesian Cuisine

Ayam Bakar (Indonesian Grilled Chicken)

Spice-braised chicken grilled until deeply charred and lacquered with sweet soy

1 hour 30 minutes

Bubur Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Rice Porridge)

Easy

Indonesian Cuisine

Bubur Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Rice Porridge)

A turmeric-gold chicken porridge crowned with crispy shallots, fried garlic, sliced scallions, and a drizzle of kecap manis, served the way street vendors do across Java

1 hour 10 minutes

Easy

Indonesian Cuisine

Coconut Rice (Nasi Uduk)

Betawi-style coconut rice with lemongrass, pandan, and bay leaves, served with egg strips, crispy anchovies, and roasted peanuts

40 minutes