Sambal Kelapa
There are so many different kinds of sambal (Indonesian chili salsa) and Beb Vuyk has the best in her cookbook...
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.
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...
Acar Ramping from Rembang
Maybe this dish sounds crazy. This acar ramping is a warm and sour cabbage dish with bean sprouts. Believe me,...
Sambal Oel
As you probably know, I make all the recipes from Beb Vuyk’s Groot Indonesisch Kookboek (1973). Now that I have...
Sambal Goreng Udang Peteh (petai)
This is one of my favorite Indonesian dishes: Sambal Goreng Udang Petai with means: fried shrimps in chili salsa with stinky beans....
Steamed Lava Cake Pedis
This is a recipe you can make at the camping site, bring a simple rice steamer and you can make...
Rawon Surabaya
Finally, I found it: Keluak nuts. They sell them from the freezer in an Asian store here in Holland. The...
Banana Cake – Kue Pisang
I love cakes that are super easy to make and are gorgeous in flavor. I make cake a lot in...
Hoisin sauce
A hoisin sauce is not difficult to make. It’s also easy to adapt the sauce to your palate. The sweet...
Feijoada from East-Timor -Bean Recipe
Have you ever heard about the Portuguese dish feijoada? It means “beans” in Portuguese and is eaten all over the...
Dumpling Dough
If you make dumplings yourself, why not make the dough too? It’s not difficult and it will impress your guests....
Gyoza dumplings with beef
Dimsum, dumplings, wontong, wantan, wuntun, jioazi or gyoza (餃子): they are slightly different in taste and preparing, but it comes...
