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Indonesian Vegetables, Soto & Soups
Soto, soups and vegetable dishes: soto Betawi, rawon, coto Makassar, gudeg, kaledo and more.
Tekwan (Palembang Fish Ball Soup)
Tekwan
Palembang fish ball soup in a fragrant prawn broth with jicama, wood ear mushrooms and glass noodles.
BengkuluLemea Curry (Fermented Bamboo Shoots)
Gulai Lemea
A Rejang dish of bamboo shoots fermented with small fish, cooked as a curry with tilapia. Strong aroma, sour and savoury.
LampungGulai Taboh (Lampung Vegetable Coconut Curry)
Gulai Taboh
A Lampung coconut milk vegetable curry with long beans, chayote and melinjo leaves, often cooked with smoked fish or prawns.
JakartaGado-Gado (Indonesian Salad with Peanut Sauce)
Gado-gado Betawi
Jakarta's boiled vegetable salad with ground peanut sauce, rice cake, egg, tofu, tempeh and crackers.
JakartaSoto Betawi (Jakarta Beef Soup)
Soto Betawi
Betawi beef soup in a rich coconut milk and milk broth, topped with emping crackers, tomato and fried shallots.
West JavaKaredok (Sundanese Raw Vegetable Salad)
Karedok
A Sundanese raw vegetable salad with peanut dressing flavoured with kencur. Fresh, crunchy and quick to make.
Central JavaSoto Kudus (Kudus Chicken Soup)
Soto Kudus
A clear, pale yellow chicken soup served in small bowls and topped with fried garlic. The original used buffalo meat, out of Sunan Kudus's respect for the Hindu community.
YogyakartaGudeg (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.
East JavaRawon (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.
East JavaSoto Ayam Lamongan (Lamongan Chicken Soup)
Soto Ayam Lamongan
A rich yellow chicken soup topped with koya, a powder of prawn crackers and fried garlic that thickens and enriches the broth.
East JavaTahu Tek (Surabaya Tofu with Petis Peanut Sauce)
Tahu Tek Surabaya
Fried tofu, rice cake, potato and omelette snipped into pieces with scissors (tek-tek), then covered in Surabaya's petis peanut sauce.
BaliJukut Urab (Balinese Vegetable Salad with Coconut)
Jukut Urab
Balinese urap of vegetables with grated coconut seasoned with base genep. An essential part of Balinese nasi campur.
BaliLawar Ayam (Balinese Chicken Lawar)
Lawar Ayam
Balinese lawar of long beans, toasted grated coconut and minced chicken mixed with base genep. The traditional version uses pork and blood; this one uses chicken.
BaliSerombotan (Klungkung Vegetable Salad)
Serombotan
A Klungkung vegetable salad with peanut dressing and spicy coconut sambal: water spinach, long beans, eggplant, bitter melon, bean sprouts and black soybeans.
West KalimantanBubur Pedas Sambas (Spiced Vegetable Rice Porridge)
Bubur Pedas Sambas
A Sambas Malay porridge of toasted, pounded rice cooked with many vegetables and Vietnamese mint. It is called 'pedas' because it is rich in spices, not because of chilli.
Central KalimantanJuhu Singkah (Rattan Shoot Fish Soup)
Juhu Singkah
A Dayak soup of young rattan shoots with baung or patin fish in yellow broth. Slightly bitter and fresh, served to honoured guests.
Central KalimantanKalumpe (Dayak Pounded Cassava Leaves)
Kalumpe
A Ngaju Dayak dish of pounded cassava leaves cooked with sour eggplant, salted fish and simple spices. Savoury and slightly sour.
South KalimantanSoto 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.
GorontaloBinte Biluhuta (Gorontalo Corn Soup)
Binte Biluhuta
Gorontalo corn soup with skipjack tuna or prawns, grated coconut and basil. The name means 'corn that is poured over'.
Central SulawesiKaledo (Palu Beef Shank Soup)
Kaledo
Palu's beef shank soup (Kaki Lembu Donggala) in a clear, sour and spicy broth with young tamarind and bird's eye chillies. The marrow is sipped through a straw.
Central SulawesiUta Kelo (Moringa Leaves in Coconut Milk)
Uta Kelo
A Kaili coconut milk dish of moringa leaves from Palu, often cooked with banana blossom and anchovies. Simple and nutritious.
South SulawesiCoto 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.
South SulawesiSop Konro (Makassar Black Beef Rib Soup)
Sop Konro
Beef rib soup in a dark brown broth from kluwek, fragrant with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg. The meat is tender enough to fall off the bone.
MalukuKohu-Kohu (Maluku Smoked Fish and Coconut Salad)
Kohu-kohu
A Maluku urap of long beans and bean sprouts mixed with toasted coconut and flaked smoked fish, fresh and sour with lime.
West PapuaSayur Ganemo (Melinjo Leaves with Papaya Flowers)
Sayur Ganemo
Papuan stir-fry of young melinjo leaves (ganemo) with papaya flowers and anchovies. The bitterness of the flowers meets the savoury anchovies.
Southwest PapuaStir-Fried Papaya Flowers
Tumis Bunga Pepaya
Papaya flowers stir-fried with chilli and anchovies, a bitter-savoury vegetable loved across Papua and East Nusa Tenggara.
Highland PapuaStir-Fried Sweet Potato Leaves
Tumis Daun Ubi Jalar
Young sweet potato leaves simply stir-fried with shallots and chilli. An everyday vegetable in the Papuan highlands.