Sayur Oblok Oblok
The name alone is fun already. This sayur oblok oblok is a vegetable soup with tempeh and my favorite: petai beans....
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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.
Sambel inspired by restaurant Harum Manis JKT
They serve an amazingly tasty and spicy sambel at restaurant Harum Manis in Jakarta. It was a mix of red...
Fried rice with bacon and soybeans
This is my simple version of a nasi goreng (fried rice). I make my fried rice with bacon and soybeans....
Kue lapis cupcakes
Great! By popular demand, here is my recipe for kue lapis cupcakes. Kue lapis is a steam cake made of...
5 Best Asian Easter Recipes
I’ve selected 5 easy Asian Easter recipes I love to make during spring. Eggs are of course a favorite ingredient....
Banana Cake – Kue Pisang
I love cakes that are super easy to make and are gorgeous in flavor. I make cake a lot in...
Soto Ayam (Indonesian Chicken Soup)
This soto ayam is fresh, salty and with that typical smell like in grandma’s kitchen. Truly delicious. In the video I’ve...
Rosette Cookies Indonesian Style (glutenfree)
Aren’t they cool ?! These are rosette cookies, or waffle cookies, or in Indonesian: Kembang Goyang. Which means something like...
Soto Kedu
It feels like spring today in the Netherlands: the sun is warm, but the occasional cumulus clouds cools the air...
Orak Arik – Vegetables with minced Meat
Orak Arik is a quick dish with vegetables, egg and minced meat. Add rice or potatoes as a side dish...
Vegan Tofu Shiitake Springrolls
These are tofu shiitake spring rolls. Usually spring rolls (lumpia) are filled with meat and vegetables, but today I make...
Stir-fry Spicy Kale – Sambal Goreng Tumis Kale
I think kale Indonesian style is the best solution for this cabbage. I am not fond of Dutch stamppot, except...
Devilish chicken
The days are already much shorter and next week the temperatures in the Netherlands will drop. Time for a devilish...
Lontong sticky rice in bananaleaf
Making Lontong ketan yourself, not in a bag but in banana leaf, is not difficult at all. This recipe for...
Green Chicken
This is Beb Vuyk’s recipe for green chicken, or ajam bumbu hidjau from Padang. The ‘green’ in the chicken is...
Omelet with grated potatoes
This vegetarian omelet with grated potatoes is wonderfully airy and crunchy. I’m using sweet potato today. I use 1 egg...
Rosehip Soup
The rosehip bushes are now full of fruit. What a great spectacle and it makes me hungry too. I love...
Lotek
This is lotek; an Indonesian salad with a dressing of peanut sauce. The combination of the crunchy vegetables and the...
Pickled Pineapple
Sweet and sour pickled pineapple with chili peppers; that sounds so nice. I know a snack from Vietnam consists of...
Ajam Pangeh -Chicken in Coconut sauce
This is Ajam Pangeh: chicken in coconut sauce from Bantam, a province in West Java. The dish sounds delicious to...
