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Every recipe on the site: 17 tested Indonesian and Southeast Asian dishes, written for home kitchens outside the region.

Beef Rendang

A tested home-kitchen beef rendang: spice paste, coconut milk reduced to a dark dry curry, and the exact point to stop cooking.

6 · Medium

Gado-Gado

Blanched vegetables, tofu and tempeh under a warm peanut dressing, the classic Indonesian salad.

4 · Easy

Nasi Goreng

Indonesian fried rice built on day-old rice, a shrimp paste base and the right order of ingredients.

3 · Easy

Soto Ayam

Turmeric-gold Indonesian chicken soup with vermicelli, beansprouts, egg and fried shallots.

4 · Easy

Nasi Lemak

Coconut rice with sambal, crispy anchovies and peanuts, built the way a Malaysian or Singaporean breakfast stall does it.

4 · Easy

Char Kway Teow

Smoky stir-fried flat rice noodles with prawns, Chinese sausage and chives, cooked hot and fast the hawker way.

2 · Medium

Bakso

Indonesian beef meatball soup with a clear broth, noodles and crispy shallots, made from scratch with the springy texture that defines it.

4 · Medium

Ayam Kecap

Chicken braised in sweet soy sauce with shallots, garlic and ginger, a weeknight dish ready in thirty minutes.

4 · Easy

Mie Goreng

Indonesian fried noodles with sweet soy sauce, cabbage and egg, the version cooked in every warung and at every home late at night.

2 · Easy

Curry Laksa

Coconut curry noodle soup with prawns, tofu puffs and a chilli paste base, rich enough to be a meal on its own.

4 · Medium

Pisang Goreng

Crisp battered banana fritters, sweet inside and shatteringly light outside, sold at every roadside stall in Indonesia.

4 · Easy

Ikan Bakar

Indonesian grilled fish in a sweet chilli marinade, cooked over charcoal or a hot griddle until the edges blister.

4 · Easy

Sambal Oelek

The raw chilli paste at the base of Indonesian cooking: four ingredients, five minutes, and the single biggest upgrade to any dish.

Makes about 200 ml · Easy

Sayur Asem

Sour tamarind vegetable soup with peanuts, corn and melinjo, a light and sharp counterweight to a rich Indonesian meal.

4 · Easy

Kaya Toast

Charcoal-toasted bread with coconut egg jam and cold butter, the Singapore and Malaysian breakfast eaten with soft-boiled eggs.

4 · Medium

Klepon

Glutinous rice balls filled with molten palm sugar and rolled in coconut, a five-ingredient Indonesian snack that is best eaten warm.

Makes about 24 · Easy