126 recipes · 38 provinces · from Aceh to Papua

Indonesian recipes, straight from the regional kitchens

For mums cooking at home. Full ingredients, clear steps and the tips people use in each dish's home region.

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Beef Rendang

Rendang Daging Sapi

The Minang masterpiece. Beef simmered in coconut milk and spices for hours until dry, dark brown and able to keep for weeks.

Meat Dishes5 hr

Bali

Ayam Betutu (Balinese Spiced Chicken)

Ayam Betutu

Whole chicken stuffed and coated with Balinese base genep, wrapped in banana leaves and steamed or roasted for hours until tender and spiced to the bone.

Chicken & Duck4 hr

East Java

Rawon (East Javanese Black Beef Soup)

Rawon Daging

Beef soup with a black broth from kluwek nuts, from Surabaya and East Java. Served with short bean sprouts, salted egg, prawn crackers and sambal.

Vegetables, Soto & Soups2 hr 30 min

South Sumatra

Pempek Kapal Selam (Egg-Filled Fish Cake)

Pempek Kapal Selam

A large fish cake with a whole egg inside, served with cuko, a sour, sweet and spicy palm sugar sauce. The icon of Palembang.

Cakes & Snacks1 hr 30 min

South Sulawesi

Coto Makassar (Makassar Beef and Offal Soup)

Coto Makassar

Makassar beef and offal soup thickened with toasted peanuts and rice-washing water, served with ketupat or buras rice cakes.

Vegetables, Soto & Soups3 hr

South Kalimantan

Soto Banjar (Banjar Chicken Soup)

Soto Banjar

A clear chicken soup fragrant with cinnamon, clove and nutmeg, served with rice cakes, potato fritters and boiled egg. The pride of the Banjar people.

Vegetables, Soto & Soups1 hr 30 min

Maluku

Papeda with Yellow Fish Soup

Papeda dan Ikan Kuah Kuning

Clear, chewy sago porridge (papeda) eaten with tuna or snapper in a sour yellow broth. The classic pairing from Ambon.

Rice, Noodles & Staples50 min

Yogyakarta

Gudeg (Yogyakarta Young Jackfruit Stew)

Gudeg Jogja

Young jackfruit cooked for hours with coconut milk, palm sugar and teak leaves until reddish brown, sweet and rich. Served with spicy krecek, chicken and egg.

Vegetables, Soto & Soups5 hr