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.
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Nasi goreng
Add a spark to your meal time, by bringing an aromatic, pork version of this staple Indonesian spicy rice dish to life.
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Vegan rendang curry with jackfruit and spelt flatbread
Vegan rendang curry with jackfruit and spelt flatbread
This curry recipe makes use of mild, tender jackfruit for a vegan dinner infused with delicious Indonesian rendang spices.
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Nasi goreng with chicken and shrimp
Nasi goreng with chicken and shrimp
The easy way to a tasty dinner in half an hour.
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Vegetable gado gado with peanut sauce
Vegetable gado gado with peanut sauce
This well-known Indonesian salad features boiled egg, fresh and cooked vegetables and a rich peanut sauce.
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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.
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Mee goreng
A bowl of this veggie-loaded pork and noodle stir-fry makes the perfect weeknight dinner.
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Brown rice nasi goreng with soft-boiled egg
Brown rice nasi goreng with soft-boiled egg
Nasi goreng has been given a healthy makeover with brown rice, Asian greens, and fresh chilli.
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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.
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Chicken satay skewers with crunchy salad
Chicken satay skewers with crunchy salad
Tender chicken skewers with delicious peanut sauce and crunchy salad makes a great lunch or light supper.
