Lontong Sayur

Serves 3 Saturday and Sunday morning is jogging time for Indonesian. Some of the main road will have car free day so you will have a more ‘cleaner’ air than weekdays. It’s great, it’s healthy, it makes you sweat HOWEVER unlike the diet in western countries that consume bread or cereals or yoghurt or fruits…

Nasi Kebuli

Serves 3 Eid al Adha, one of an important Muslim religious celebration to honor the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son Ishmael as an act of obedience to God, before God intervened to provide him with a sheep to sacrifice instead, will come soon. Indonesian Muslim families will have Eid al Adha prayers in…

Soto Tangkar

Serves 4 There is a breakfast that I miss during my early career life, Soto Tangkar. I rented a shared house in Central Jakarta, it was clean and quite. Except for the person next door, a crazy maker, but in times I enjoyed being stuck in the living room with her babbling, oh let the…

Nasi Uduk in Rice Cooker

Serves 4 Nasi uduk,a favorite breakfast menu for us in Jakarta. In high school, my friend always brings 3 nasi uduk in a paper wrap and we will chip in some money. It was great, we ate it together and the toppings will change daily according to what the seller was cooking. Sometimes it will…

Semur Betawi

Serves 2 Semur is my favorite dish since I was a toddler because it is sweet and has cinnamon and clove spices in it. My mom prepares it with chicken and eggs. The gravy goes well with porridge too. She never cooks it with meat so when I knew about the Betawi version with meat,…