In Indonesia (In east Java to be specific), “Jangan” mean anything that come from vegetable, it can be soup, stew or anything you can named, to be enjoyed with steam rice and also some protein, it can be tempeh and tofu if you want to enjoy very humble meal (in fact that is my favourite,…
Category: Asian Food
STIR FRIED VEGETABLE IN TOMATOES KETCHUP
I know at first you might think, whatt?? tomatoes ketchup, but I promise you, I just put a lil bit naughtiness, and I think a bit dose of naughtiness are good for you hehe. I am not implying that tomatoes ketchup are bad, specifically if you made it yourself, despite I don’t understand why everybody…
EDAMAME AND GARBANZO IN CHINESSE CHILLI AND GARLIC
To keep my sanity, I desperately need something charming and interesting. I finally find the real garlic and chilli sauce. I do some fridge foraging too, and found some small amount of garbanzo, very pathetic amount of baby green peas and a lot of edamame (my favourite). SO this is how the recipe are made….
POK CHOY IN WORCESTERSHIRE SAUCE
I seriously tried to make my swingy mood better, as I felt worsen in the past recent month, while I also did some check list on how I felt after consuming certain food. I digging on how effective enough magnesium and B12 will help me, and I notice the result, I certainly feel good. But…
SMOKY GINGER FRIED UDON
Ginger and shiitake are heaven combination. I have no idea what to have for lunch, all I see in my counter was ginger, garlic, some sweet onion and shiitake mushroom, so I was thinking to make my classic “no brainer” lunch hehe. Even though the idea are some old-same old, still I hate to have…
FRIED UDON IN CHILLI-DRIED SHRIMP AND BLACK BEEN SAUCE
What inspired this story was, in one weekend we was ate at this “vegan asian restaurant”, we have fried udon which turn my kids loving it so much, that was the first time my kids having udon, they love the chewy thick texture which I immediately knew, they going to love. Then okay, next time…
TOFU SEAWEED SOUP THAI STYLE
This quite unusual combo, but the heat will be warmed your cold stomach and maybe your cold heart too *sigh. Initially I have difficulty to choose, do I want to make red Thai curry or Tom yam soup, which is quite interesting to do both, Owh I feel being torn *fainting dramatically, seem like my…
GARAM MASALA RICE WITH WARM SAFFRON
I want to learn to spices up my life. Usually I love simple, uncomplicated palate of flavour, except for several Indonesian food that I worship, which obviously Indonesian food are rich of spices. But as I love mystery, paradoxes, I also want to applied quite literally in my food. Array of experimental cooking, I think…
MARTABAK MANIS aka SWEET INDONESIAN PANCAKE
Wow it is really near end of year, tonight in fact, sad. I hate new year eve *hehe. And for this recipe I am going to used egg, cheese, milk and butter, woww. I am not vegan, I told you, but my family preference are more to plant based, when I cooked ingredient that in…
MY MOTHER FRIED RICE AND FRIED NOODLE
This are one of the most intimate recipe for me, few of my favourite childhood dishes, which was meant so much to me, specially for the fried noodle, because my mom only cooked this noodle on certain festive day. Comfort and ensuring hug from my mom for this cold cold winter. If usually I only…