Trancam Salad with Leek and Thai Basil
The lettuce in my vegetable garden is at its best now; I get a basket full for this delicious trancam...
Category: All dishes
I remake, translate, photograph and review authentic Indonesian recipes from the Dutch-Indonesian cookbook by Beb Vuyk (Groot Indonesisch Kookboek – 1973). This cookbook is packed with tasty, healthy and classic Indonesian dishes.
Dumpling Dough
If you make dumplings yourself, why not make the dough too? It’s not difficult and it will impress your guests....
Ketoprak – Vegan Tofu Salad
This is a vegan tofu salad from Beb Vuyk’s Groot Indonesisch Kookboek. The base is fried tofu and the sauce...
Smeerproppen (fried banana fritters or pisang goreng)
Dutch oil balls – we eat those on new years day. These ‘smeerproppen’ look like them but they are so...
Bubur ketan hitam (black rice porridge)
I know ketan rice, but the white version. This is black ketan (hitam) and today I make black ketan porridge...
Chili Pepernoten – Dutch Sinterklaas Spicy Cookie
Oh, this is my new love in Sinterklaas treats: chili pepernoten! In Holland, Sinterklaas has arrived in our cold country to...
Nasi Gurih
There are all kinds of ways to make rice, such as this delicious nasi gurih. Flavored with santen (coconut cream),...
Salty Eggs
It’s the perfect period in time to try out recipes that take a little longer, as these salty eggs, or...
Nasi Kuning – Indonesian Yellow Party Rice
Nasi kuning is yellow rice and is eaten in Indonesia during festivals; anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, or a holy party of...
Perkedel Petai
Do you know perkedel or, as they are also called, frikadel? These are Indonesian meatballs. I love to make them...
Sambal Kelapa
There are so many different kinds of sambal (Indonesian chili salsa) and Beb Vuyk has the best in her cookbook...
Daifuku Mochi with Anko (bean filling)
Mochi is a Japanese glutinous rice cake. It is traditionally eaten and made together with family and friends during New...
Babi Tomat
Babi Tomat is a very tasty variant of babi kecap; just add tomatoes and you’re done! At least that’s how...
Serundeng
I’ve been looking forward to this: homemade serundeng. Serundeng is roasted grated coconut with 8 different spices and is eaten...
Pandan
The taste of pandan (screw palm), or to be more precise: Pandanus amaryllifolius, is perhaps the most tropical scent and...
Pandan Cheese Cake in Rice Cooker
I love to cook with pandan and I love to make cakes in a rice cooker. This pandan cheesecake is...
Bumbu Bali Telor (egg)
This bumbu Bali telor is an easy and very tasty egg dish in a spicy sweet and sour sauce. An...
Fried eggs in kecap sauce
If you want to prepare something very easy and delicious and vegetarian, check out this Indonesian fried egg in kecap...
Kue Pisang Nagasari
This is my recipe for Indonesian gluten-free banana cake also known as kue nagasari or nogosari. This gluten-free snack or...
Indonesian Chili Salsa 30+ Recipes
More than 30 homemade Indonesian chili salsa recipes are on this blog now! I never buy Indonesian ‘sambal’ anymore in...
