Bali & Nusa TenggaraCapital: Denpasar
Traditional Recipes from Bali
Balinese cooking centres on base genep, a complete spice paste of more than a dozen ingredients. From betutu and sate lilit to fresh sambal matah.
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.
BaliNon-halal (pork)Babi Guling (Balinese Spit-Roast Pig)
Babi Guling Bali
A whole young pig stuffed with base genep spice paste and cassava leaves, then turned over embers until the skin is crisp and golden. Bali's most famous ceremonial and feast dish.
BaliBebek Betutu (Balinese Slow-Cooked Duck)
Bebek Betutu
A whole duck coated in base genep, wrapped in banana leaves and areca palm sheath, then roasted in rice husks or steamed for hours until tender. A specialty of Gianyar.
BaliJaje Laklak (Balinese Rice Flour Pancakes)
Jaje Laklak
Traditional Balinese green rice-flour pancakes coloured with suji leaves, cooked in clay moulds and topped with palm sugar syrup and grated coconut.
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.
BaliSambal Matah (Balinese Raw Shallot Sambal)
Sambal Matah
Bali's raw sambal of sliced shallots, bird's eye chillies, lemongrass and lime leaves dressed with hot coconut oil. Fresh and fragrant.
BaliSate Lilit (Balinese Minced Fish Satay)
Sate Lilit Ikan
Minced fish with base genep and grated coconut wrapped around lemongrass stalks or flat bamboo sticks, then grilled.
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.
BaliTum Ayam (Balinese Steamed Chicken Parcels)
Tum Ayam
Balinese minced chicken seasoned with base genep, wrapped in banana-leaf cones (tum) and steamed. Often part of Balinese nasi campur.