Black Gravy Squid (Cumi Masak Tinta)

3 squid in medium size, clear them without remove the ink pouch, cut into pieces
1 big tomato, shred
1 garlic clove
2 small red onion
1 stalk green onion, shred
1/2 tea spoon salt
1/4 tea spoon pepper powder
1/2 tea spoon sugar
1 table spoon cooking oil
3 cup water

Heat cooking oil in a pan, add garlic, red onion, and green onion, mix till fregrance.

Add the squids and tomato, pour in water, cook about 10-13 minute in high heat (don't cook it too long or the squid will become rubbery), add salt, sugar and pepper powder, mix then remove.

Ready to serve

Black Gravy Squid (Cumi Masak Tinta)

3 squid in medium size, clear them without remove the ink pouch, cut into pieces
1 big tomato, shred
1 garlic clove
2 small red onion
1 stalk green onion, shred
1/2 tea spoon salt
1/4 tea spoon pepper powder
1/2 tea spoon sugar
1 table spoon cooking oil
3 cup water

Heat cooking oil in a pan, add garlic, red onion, and green onion, mix till fregrance.

Add the squids and tomato, pour in water, cook about 10-13 minute in high heat (don't cook it too long or the squid will become rubbery), add salt, sugar and pepper powder, mix then remove.

Ready to serve

Shrimp Curry (Kari Udang)

10 large shrimp, clean (peeled/unpeeled)
1 tbsp Java Tamarind
1 tbsp sugar
500 ml coconut milk
salt to taste
1/2 tsp pepper
3 tbsp cooking oil
1 bunch petai (stinking beans), peeled - optional

Blend :
6 shallots
4 cloves garlic
6 pcs pecan
6 pcs red chili
6 pcs bird's eye chili

Heat oil. Stir fry blended ingredients until fragrant.

Add shrimps, continue to fry until the shrimps change color. Add coconut milk, Java tamarind water, sugar, salt and pepper.

Cook to boil and until the solution thicken. Add Petai (Stinking Beans) and stir well. Serve with steam rice.

Shrimp Curry (Kari Udang)

10 large shrimp, clean (peeled/unpeeled)
1 tbsp Java Tamarind
1 tbsp sugar
500 ml coconut milk
salt to taste
1/2 tsp pepper
3 tbsp cooking oil
1 bunch petai (stinking beans), peeled - optional

Blend :
6 shallots
4 cloves garlic
6 pcs pecan
6 pcs red chili
6 pcs bird's eye chili

Heat oil. Stir fry blended ingredients until fragrant.

Add shrimps, continue to fry until the shrimps change color. Add coconut milk, Java tamarind water, sugar, salt and pepper.

Cook to boil and until the solution thicken. Add Petai (Stinking Beans) and stir well. Serve with steam rice.

Gulai Kepala Ikan (Fish Head Curry)

1 (850g) Fish Head
2 tbsp Desiccated coconut, roasted, pounded
3 tbsp Oil
1 stalk Lemon grass, bruised
1 Pandan leaf, torn, knotted
750 cc Coconut milk from 1 coconut
5 Carambolas, halves or use 1/2 teaspoon tamarind juice
10 Salam leaves or bay leaves as substitute
Lime juice and salt

Spices (ground)
10 Dried red chilies
1/2 tbsp Chopped turmeric
1/2 tbsp Chopped ginger
7 Shallots
3 cloves Garlic
1 tbsp Coriander, roasted
1/2 tsp Cumin, roasted
1/4 Aniseed, roasted
1 tsp Peppercorns, roasted
1 tbsp Dried Carambola
Salt to taste

1. Rub the fish head with lime juice and salt, and let it stand for 1/2 hour.
Drain, then rub the fish head with pounded coconut.

Heat oil and sauté ground spices, lemon grass and pandanus leaf until fragrant, then add coconut milk.
Allow to simmer.

Add fish head and carambolas, and bring to the boil.
Stir from time to time, then add salam leaves.
Simmer until the fish is cooked and the gravy is a little oily. Serve hot.

Gulai Kepala Ikan (Fish Head Curry)

1 (850g) Fish Head
2 tbsp Desiccated coconut, roasted, pounded
3 tbsp Oil
1 stalk Lemon grass, bruised
1 Pandan leaf, torn, knotted
750 cc Coconut milk from 1 coconut
5 Carambolas, halves or use 1/2 teaspoon tamarind juice
10 Salam leaves or bay leaves as substitute
Lime juice and salt

Spices (ground)
10 Dried red chilies
1/2 tbsp Chopped turmeric
1/2 tbsp Chopped ginger
7 Shallots
3 cloves Garlic
1 tbsp Coriander, roasted
1/2 tsp Cumin, roasted
1/4 Aniseed, roasted
1 tsp Peppercorns, roasted
1 tbsp Dried Carambola
Salt to taste

1. Rub the fish head with lime juice and salt, and let it stand for 1/2 hour.
Drain, then rub the fish head with pounded coconut.

Heat oil and sauté ground spices, lemon grass and pandanus leaf until fragrant, then add coconut milk.
Allow to simmer.

Add fish head and carambolas, and bring to the boil.
Stir from time to time, then add salam leaves.
Simmer until the fish is cooked and the gravy is a little oily. Serve hot.

Buntil (Cassava wrap in coconut sauce)

Buntil Stuffing Ingredients :
Grated coconut
Red pepper
chili
onion
garlic
anchovy
pete cina
salt
sugar
flavoring

Buntil Wrapping Ingredient :
Cassava leaves or papaya leaves

Buntil Sauce Ingredient :
coconut milk
red pepper
chili
onion
garlic
turmeric
alpina galanga
lemon leaves
lemon grass
salt and sugar to taste

Buntil Stuffing :
Mills finely red pepper, chili, onion, garlic, salt, sugar and flavoring
Pouring grated coconut, anchovy, pete cina to the dough 1.a.

Buntil Wrapping :
Heap up 7 plies cassava leaves, put dough
wrapped around as a ball
Steamed within 7 hours

Buntil Sauce :
Mills finely red pepper, chili, onion, garlic, turmeric and alpina galanga.
Prepare frying pan and cook doug 1.c until good smelt ±5 minutes
Pouring coconut milk, wait till its boiled

To serve, prepare a bowl, place the buntil and then pour the sauce.

Buntil (Cassava wrap in coconut sauce)

Buntil Stuffing Ingredients :
Grated coconut
Red pepper
chili
onion
garlic
anchovy
pete cina
salt
sugar
flavoring

Buntil Wrapping Ingredient :
Cassava leaves or papaya leaves

Buntil Sauce Ingredient :
coconut milk
red pepper
chili
onion
garlic
turmeric
alpina galanga
lemon leaves
lemon grass
salt and sugar to taste

Buntil Stuffing :
Mills finely red pepper, chili, onion, garlic, salt, sugar and flavoring
Pouring grated coconut, anchovy, pete cina to the dough 1.a.

Buntil Wrapping :
Heap up 7 plies cassava leaves, put dough
wrapped around as a ball
Steamed within 7 hours

Buntil Sauce :
Mills finely red pepper, chili, onion, garlic, turmeric and alpina galanga.
Prepare frying pan and cook doug 1.c until good smelt ±5 minutes
Pouring coconut milk, wait till its boiled

To serve, prepare a bowl, place the buntil and then pour the sauce.

Sago Ball Soup (Sup Kapurung)

Sago ball :
1 cup sago flour (cassava flour)
a bit of tap water
boiling water

Soup :
100 gr Anchovy (or shrimp)
1 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp tamarind paste
1 cm ginger
5 cm lemon grass
1 tsp maggi block
1 tbsp fried shallot
salt
water

chinese morning glory
callalo
any green veggies
corn kernels
tomato sliced
Young mango shradded

Chilli sauce :
habanero/ scotch bonnet
tomatoes
shallots
1/2 tsp shrimp cake (trasi)

To prepare the sago ball, add boiling water into the bowl filled with thick sago paste, leave a minute until it turns transparent, stir fast until all sago is done.

Bring to boil all other ingredients to make the soup (except the chilli sauce and sago ball.)

To serve, add sago balls into the soup, mix veggies and lime. Serves in bowl with shredded young mango.

For chilli sauce, blanched and ground with mortar and pestle.

Sago Ball Soup (Sup Kapurung)

Sago ball :
1 cup sago flour (cassava flour)
a bit of tap water
boiling water

Soup :
100 gr Anchovy (or shrimp)
1 tsp turmeric
1 tbsp tamarind paste
1 cm ginger
5 cm lemon grass
1 tsp maggi block
1 tbsp fried shallot
salt
water

chinese morning glory
callalo
any green veggies
corn kernels
tomato sliced
Young mango shradded

Chilli sauce :
habanero/ scotch bonnet
tomatoes
shallots
1/2 tsp shrimp cake (trasi)

To prepare the sago ball, add boiling water into the bowl filled with thick sago paste, leave a minute until it turns transparent, stir fast until all sago is done.

Bring to boil all other ingredients to make the soup (except the chilli sauce and sago ball.)

To serve, add sago balls into the soup, mix veggies and lime. Serves in bowl with shredded young mango.

For chilli sauce, blanched and ground with mortar and pestle.

Vegetable Curry Indonesian Style (Sayur Lodeh)

1 1/2 cups cut green beans
2 carrots
1/2 turnip
1/2 head cabbage
250 g firm tofu
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
2 cups water

Spice blend

1 inch fresh ginger
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 tablespoons chili paste
2 teaspoons shrimp paste (optional)
2 medium onions
4 garlic cloves
2 stalks lemongrass
20 small dried shrimp, first soaked in hot water to soften
4 tablespoons oil

Chop all the spice blend ingredients and add them to the blender, except the chilli powder. Blend it into a paste.

Combine coconut milk and water to form thin coconut milk.

Cut all the vegetables into small cubes and sticks.

After all the spices are blended, add chilli powder according to your tastes.

Fry it in oil till the oils in the paste ooze out.
Add thin coconut milk and bring it to a gentle boil.

Dump in all the vegetables and tofu and simmer it till the vegetables are tender. Add salt to taste.

Adding pepper is not reccomended.
Serve Sayur Lodeh over rice.

Vegetable Curry Indonesian Style (Sayur Lodeh)

1 1/2 cups cut green beans
2 carrots
1/2 turnip
1/2 head cabbage
250 g firm tofu
1 1/2 cups coconut milk
2 cups water

Spice blend

1 inch fresh ginger
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
2 tablespoons chili paste
2 teaspoons shrimp paste (optional)
2 medium onions
4 garlic cloves
2 stalks lemongrass
20 small dried shrimp, first soaked in hot water to soften
4 tablespoons oil

Chop all the spice blend ingredients and add them to the blender, except the chilli powder. Blend it into a paste.

Combine coconut milk and water to form thin coconut milk.

Cut all the vegetables into small cubes and sticks.

After all the spices are blended, add chilli powder according to your tastes.

Fry it in oil till the oils in the paste ooze out.
Add thin coconut milk and bring it to a gentle boil.

Dump in all the vegetables and tofu and simmer it till the vegetables are tender. Add salt to taste.

Adding pepper is not reccomended.
Serve Sayur Lodeh over rice.

Aceh Style Chicken (Ayam Bumbu Tradisional Aceh)

1 chicken (about 1.5 kilo)
625ml coconut milk (from 2 coconuts)
2 stalks lemon grass (bruised)

Blend the following ingredients to a paste (with 125ml coconut milk) :

2 cloves garlic
4 shallots
1 tbsp ground coriander
5-7 red chilies (seeded)
3cm ginger
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp lime juice

Devide chicken into 8 pieces or 12 pieces (as desired), broil the chicken for 3 minutes on each side.

Marinate the chicken in the blended paste for 15 minutes. Put the chicken in a large kuali (wok). Cook over moderate heat for 10 minutes uncovered.

Then add the remaining coconut milk and lemon grass. Bring to boil and cook for another 30 minutes, basting occasionally, till chicken is tender and almost all the liquid has evaporated. Best serve warm.

Aceh Style Chicken (Ayam Bumbu Tradisional Aceh)

1 chicken (about 1.5 kilo)
625ml coconut milk (from 2 coconuts)
2 stalks lemon grass (bruised)

Blend the following ingredients to a paste (with 125ml coconut milk) :

2 cloves garlic
4 shallots
1 tbsp ground coriander
5-7 red chilies (seeded)
3cm ginger
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp lime juice

Devide chicken into 8 pieces or 12 pieces (as desired), broil the chicken for 3 minutes on each side.

Marinate the chicken in the blended paste for 15 minutes. Put the chicken in a large kuali (wok). Cook over moderate heat for 10 minutes uncovered.

Then add the remaining coconut milk and lemon grass. Bring to boil and cook for another 30 minutes, basting occasionally, till chicken is tender and almost all the liquid has evaporated. Best serve warm.

Spicy Roasted Chicken Drumsticks (Paha Ayam Bakar Pedas)

10 chicken drumsticks (medium size)
250ml thick santan (coconut milk) and 500ml thin santan from 1.5 coconuts
2 daun limau purut (kaffir lime leaves)
2 stalks serai (lemongrass), bruised
4 tbsp oil
salt and sugar to taste
3 tbsp sweet soy sauce mixed with 3 tbsp oil

Ground spices :

15 dried chilies, soaked
10 red chilies
10 pips garlic
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp peppercorns
1.5 cm kunyit (saffron)
3/4 cm lengkuas (galangal)
5 buah keras (candlenuts)

Heat oil in the wok, and saute ground spices, serai and daun limau purut till fragrant.

Add chicken drumsticks and thin coconut milk, and cook till chicken is half done.

Then add thick coconut milk and cook till the gravy becomes thick and chicken is well done.

Remove and leave to cool. Glaze chicken drumsticks with sweet soy sauce and oil mixture. Grill till brown.

Remove and serve hot.

Spicy Roasted Chicken Drumsticks (Paha Ayam Bakar Pedas)

10 chicken drumsticks (medium size)
250ml thick santan (coconut milk) and 500ml thin santan from 1.5 coconuts
2 daun limau purut (kaffir lime leaves)
2 stalks serai (lemongrass), bruised
4 tbsp oil
salt and sugar to taste
3 tbsp sweet soy sauce mixed with 3 tbsp oil

Ground spices :

15 dried chilies, soaked
10 red chilies
10 pips garlic
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp peppercorns
1.5 cm kunyit (saffron)
3/4 cm lengkuas (galangal)
5 buah keras (candlenuts)

Heat oil in the wok, and saute ground spices, serai and daun limau purut till fragrant.

Add chicken drumsticks and thin coconut milk, and cook till chicken is half done.

Then add thick coconut milk and cook till the gravy becomes thick and chicken is well done.

Remove and leave to cool. Glaze chicken drumsticks with sweet soy sauce and oil mixture. Grill till brown.

Remove and serve hot.

Black Pepper Marinated Shrimp (Udang Goreng Lada Hitam)

500 g large pancet shrimp
1 clove garlic, grated
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
cooking oil

Black Pepper Sauce :

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
30 g onion, chopped
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tsp black pepper, crushed a bit rough
200 ml water
1 tsp cornflour, dissolved in a little water

Use a scissors to cut the back of shrimps until slightly open.
Rub with grated garlic, salt and lime juice. Let stand for 30 minutes.
Fry in hot oil until slightly dry and a lot. Drain.

Black Pepper Sauce : Saute garlic and onions until tender.
Add other seasonings and water. Bring to a boil.
Pour the starch solution, stirring until thick.

Add the fried shrimp, simmer briefly. Lift and serve warm.

Black Pepper Marinated Shrimp (Udang Goreng Lada Hitam)

500 g large pancet shrimp
1 clove garlic, grated
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
cooking oil

Black Pepper Sauce :

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
30 g onion, chopped
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 tsp black pepper, crushed a bit rough
200 ml water
1 tsp cornflour, dissolved in a little water

Use a scissors to cut the back of shrimps until slightly open.
Rub with grated garlic, salt and lime juice. Let stand for 30 minutes.
Fry in hot oil until slightly dry and a lot. Drain.

Black Pepper Sauce : Saute garlic and onions until tender.
Add other seasonings and water. Bring to a boil.
Pour the starch solution, stirring until thick.

Add the fried shrimp, simmer briefly. Lift and serve warm.

Grilled Fish with Basil and Tomato Sambal (Ikan Bakar Colo-Colo)

1 whole fish, approximately 1 kg, cleaned
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
large piece of banana leaf
or aluminum foil to wrap fish

Colo-colo sambal :

3 tbsp lime or lemon juice
2 tomatoes, cut in half and sliced
4 sprigs basil, chopped
5 red chilies, seeded and sliced
4 French shallots, peeled and sliced
4 tbsp light soy sauce

Season fish with salt and lime juice, then brush with oil. Wrap fish in banana leaf and place parcel directly on charcoal or under a grill.

Cook until banana leaf is evenly browned and fish is done.

Prepare colo-colo sambal by combining all ingredients and mixing well. The sambal can be poured over the fish when serving or just put into an individual sauce bowl for each diner to add to the fish as liked.

Grilled Fish with Basil and Tomato Sambal (Ikan Bakar Colo-Colo)

1 whole fish, approximately 1 kg, cleaned
1 tbsp lime juice
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsp oil
large piece of banana leaf
or aluminum foil to wrap fish

Colo-colo sambal :

3 tbsp lime or lemon juice
2 tomatoes, cut in half and sliced
4 sprigs basil, chopped
5 red chilies, seeded and sliced
4 French shallots, peeled and sliced
4 tbsp light soy sauce

Season fish with salt and lime juice, then brush with oil. Wrap fish in banana leaf and place parcel directly on charcoal or under a grill.

Cook until banana leaf is evenly browned and fish is done.

Prepare colo-colo sambal by combining all ingredients and mixing well. The sambal can be poured over the fish when serving or just put into an individual sauce bowl for each diner to add to the fish as liked.