This one are made by sheer of my curiosity. One of very common Indonesian delicacy is Sambal and one of my favourite is Sambal Terasi (Balachan in Malay). I can’t live without sambal, any kind of it, always there are some frozen chilli snuggling somewhere in my freezer in case of I need sambal emergency….
Tag: Lunch
NASI UDUK ( RICE STEAM WITH COCONUT MILK AND HERB)
Typical favourite rice dishes for my kids, another one is turmeric rice. Basically they are carb minded, pasta and rice, just give them that two thing and they are just happy. When my son not in the mood to eat anything, his request is rice with rice, which of course I am not allowed it….
BREAKFAST SPICY MUSHROOM SOUP
Here it was, It was from my summer while I know it is summer, but I am in the mood of hot spicy comfort food for my breakfast. Sometime this kind of food are my fixer, from last night rabbit hole, tend to wake up in the middle of night remembering some mistake few years…
SNOW WHITE SOUP (NAPA CABBAGE SOUP)
This are comfort food for us in any season, cold or hot season, in cold season it offered warm blanket of comfort, while in hot season it offered freshness and simplicity of deliciousness. This seriously humble soup are my favourite, cheap, nutritious, easy to make and delicious. Maybe because it brought a lot of my…
STICKY FRIED TEMPEH
This dishes are complimentary from previous recipe that I posted. Also as Indonesian as it could be, most all Indonesian loves tempe, it is versatile (unless for dessert, or maybe I don’t know one), humble and nutritious. Back home my mom and dad, wont start the meal without tofu or tempe, as it something that…
POTATOES AND GREEN BEAN IN INDONESIAN CHILLI AND TOMATOES SAUCE (INDONESIAN BALADO)
I was cooking this dishes, because my husband just comeback from longterm working abroad, and he missed home cooked very much. As much Indonesian as it could be, this are basic household menu that most all Indonesian loved. Only I serve it with a lot salad leaves. I am going to straight forward today, since…
MY FRIDGE FORAGING CURRY
I love fridge foraging so much, when I’m lucky I could build something delicious from it. I hate waste, and my fridge almost empty most of the time. I’ve learned that grocery shop base on what I need and not hoarding on extra fresh food could avoid me from waste, both waste of money and…
MY VEGAN VERSION OF INDONESIAN “SOTO BANDUNG”
Hello again, Need Madrid to lockdown to make me sit down, gathering my thought and to write again *roll eyes hehe. Things get hard for me, I just want to quiet down not doing anything, so I just did, maybe that is all I need. This original “soto bandung” are one of my mother in…
AUTUMN STIRFRIED WITH SUMMER HEAT (VEGETABLE STIR FRIED IN CHILLI AND SWEET BASIL PASTE)
Yeayy, my season are finally coming, I am feeling like an animal that woken up when it season to live are coming, mostly I was autopilot during all summer, sluggish and unproductive creatively, It is easily crushing to live in cyber world on now days, when the society rushing you to keep going, to run…
STIR FRIED BITTER GOURD
Bitter gourd are one of my favourite, I love the taste, it crazy bitter. I only able slightly tame the bitterness. I team up this beautiful bitter with smoke tofu, it elevated the flavour. I cooked this really spicy, another bite of flavour. Overall this recipe are salty, bitter, smoky and spicy. I want to…