Dinner ideas

16 easy Indonesian recipes

Add a touch of spice to dinnertime with these flavour-packed Indonesian recipes! With influences from the country's 6,000 islands, their authentic dishes offer a huge and varying range of flavours and here, we've gathered 16 of our best dishes. There's everything from Indonesia's national dish of nasi goreng topped with a fried egg to a mixed gado gado platter. For something with a bit more kick, try our recipe for stuffed chillies or our spicy Indonesian chicken soup.
prawn laksa
lamb rendang
Dinner ideas
May 31, 2011

Lamb rendang

We’ve given a spin to this classic rending, cooking the lamb slowly until the coconut milk sauce thickens and is quite dry, the succulent meat becomes so tender it virtually falls apart.
By Women's Weekly Food
Indonesian chicken soup
Dinner ideas
April 29, 2014

Indonesian chicken soup

When preparing cabbage, make sure you remove all the hard core and thick veins. Sambal oelek is a Malaysian/Indonesian chilli sauce and kecap manis is an Indonesian sweet soy sauce. You’ll find both in the Asian section of the supermarket or at Asian food stores. Note
By Women's Weekly Food
quick chicken satay
Quick & Easy
January 31, 2010

Quick chicken satay

Satay originated in Indonesia, and today features prominently in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and African cuisines. This satay recipe is quick and deceptively simple, requiring few ingredients and minimal preparation and cooking time.
By Women's Weekly Food

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