Posted in Dessert, Indonesian Food

Mini Martabak Manis (Indonesian style Pancake)

 

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Youhou… emak masak-masak lagi nih. Karena sering liat postingan martabak manis yang mini di sosial media bikin emak penasaran sama bentuknya yang kiyut en imut. Mumpung ada cetakannya (yang khusus dibeli pas mudik ke Jakarta), mainlah si emak ke dapur yang sebelumnya repot browsing resep yang jitu di internet. Untungnya banyak resep-resep yang di Youtube.

Resep yang ini gak pake ragi instan melainkan soda kue, martabak ini lembut sampai 2 hari (disimpan di wadah plastik yang kedap udara di suhu ruangan). Awalnya sempet khawatir kalau gak bakalan sukses ternyata setelah liat tips yang lain di Youtube maka jadilah seperti foto diatas dan seperti yang dijual abang-abang yang jualan.

Tips yang harus diikuti sebagai berikut :

  • Gunakan iron cast pan (jadi cetakan yang bahannya tebal)
  • Olesi wajan/cetakan dengan margarin. Wajan harus dalam keadaan panas sebelum adonan dituang, dan kecilkan panas kompor sebelum  adonan dituang supaya adonan bisa berpori/bersarang dan  bagian bawah tidak gosong
  • Taburi gula setelah pori-pori muncul karena jika sebelumnya maka pori-pori tidak muncul dan tidak bisa bersarang
  • Olesi dengan margarin/mentega segera setelah diangkat supaya bisa meresap dan ada rasa gurih. Saya suka olesi agak banyak.
  • Setelah adonan dituang, adonan ditekan dengan sendok sayur agak bisa ada pinggiran (bisa diliat di video cara bikinnya)

 

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Bahan-bahan  ( untuk 12-15 martabak mini)

  • 150 gr tepung protein sedang (saya pakai cake flour)
  • 5 sdm tepung tapioka
  • 2 sdm margarin (lelehkan)
  • 200 ml air
  • 1 telur
  • 27 gr susu bubuk
  • 1/2 sdt baking powder
  • 1/4 sdt garam
  • 3 sdm gula pasir
  • 1/2 sdt baking soda
  • Gula pasir secukupnya untuk taburan

 

Bahan-bahan untuk topping

  • Keju cheddar parut
  • Meises coklat
  • Susu kental manis

 

Cara membuat :

  1. Campurkan tepung terigu, tapioka, gula pasir, susu bubuk di dalam wadah plastik. Aduk dengan whisker
  2. Tuang air, sedikit demi sedikit sampai adonan tercampur merata
  3. Tuang margarin yang sudah dilelehkan
  4. Masukkan baking powder dan garam, aduk sampai tercampur merata
  5. Diamkan selama 1 jam (tutup dengan  kain)
  6. Setelah 1 jam masukkan soda kue/baking soda dengan sedikit air
  7. Olesi cetakan dengan butter. Panaskan wajan/cetakan sampai benar-benar panas dan kecilkan kemudian tuang adonan
  8. Ketika menuang adonan, adonan ditekan dengan sendok sayur agar bisa ada pinggirannya, tutup wajan/cetakan
  9. Setelah muncul pori-pori atau gelembung-gelembung maka taburi dengan sedikit gula pasir dan tutup kembali
  10. Angkat ketika pinggiran sudah berwarna kecoklatan dan langsung olesi bagian dalam dengan margarin.
  11. Martabak bisa diberi topping yaitu : keju parut, coklat meises atau kacang yang dicincang kasar. Tambahkan susu kental manis jika suka

 

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Hello !

This time I want to introduce Indonesian Pancake, this glorious dessert (if you can see from the picture ; the topping that we usually add to this pancake) easily found on the hawker people (street vendor). The size of this snack is usually made as big as the medium cast iron pan then is folded and cut it to square-ish size. Since I have cast iron for mini pancake so I want to go easy on munching this dessert.

You can just use the medium cast iron then fold into two. I made this kind of pancake years ago using the medium cast iron

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I will share this recipe, this sweet delectable is quite addictive for me though I know it’s better to control my food intake. I hope you will try and like this recipe

 

Ingredients :

  • 150 gr  cake flour
  • 5 tbsp tapioca starch
  • 2 tbsp margarin/butter (melted)
  • 200 ml water
  • 1 egg
  • 27 gr powder milk
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 1/2 tsp  baking soda
  • 1 – 2 tbsp sugar for sprinkle

 

Topping/filling :

  • Chocolate sprinkle
  • Grated Cheddar cheese ( I prefer organic one)
  • Sweet condensed milk
  • Peanuts; rough chopped

 

Method :

  1. Combine cake flour, tapioca, sugar and milk powder in medium plastic bowl. Sift with whisker.
  2. Pour water slowly while mixing the mixture
  3. Add melted margarin/butter.
  4. Add baking powder and salt, mix until well blended
  5. Let rest for 1 hour (cover with plastic wrap)
  6. After 1 hour resting, add baking soda dilute with 1 tsp of water
  7. Heat the cast iron pan, grease it with butter. When it’s hot enough, turn down the heat (use low heat). Pour the pancake mixture to the pan
  8. If you have cast iron mold (mini) when you pour the pancake mixture smear the side of the pan with the pancake mixture until it forms the mound. Close the lid
  9. Wait until the bubbles appear, sprinkle with little sugar and close the lid
  10. When you see the side is golden brown (but not burnt) , take out from the pan, brush it the inside with butter. If you are using medium cast iron pan then brush also the bottom pancake or the brown part. Add the grated cheese, chopped rough peanut and chocolate sprinkle . Add condensed milk if you like and fold into two. Cut into square-ish. If you are using mini pan like below, just brush the inside of pancake with butter and use the preferable topping.

 

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Posted in Dessert, gluten free, Indonesian Food

Katiri Mandi Ubi Ungu (Glutinous ball with coconut milk sauce)

 

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Sebenarnya ini saya buat pas bulan puasa tapi sengaja posting sekarang karena gak tega posting makanan pas puasa karena takut tergiur, halah….

Kalau familiar dengan biji salak, teksturnya sama cuma ini dari ubi ungu. Nemu ubi ungu yg beku di Ranch Market, emak langsung beli walau pas sampai rumah sempet mikir mau bikin apa dengan ubi ungu. Masih ada sisa setelah bikin katiri trus bikin klepon ungu. Di resep aslinya penampilannya cantik bener, emak gagal bikin bulat-bulat yang ujungnya lancip maka jadilah seperti foto diatas. Trus kuah santannya agak kental karena krucil saya senangnya agak kental. kalau di resep aslinya gak terlalu kental.

Kalau yang penasaran sama cemilan ini, silahkan dicoba ya. Saya biasanya cuma bikin setengah dari resep.

Bahan-bahan :

Bola-bola: 

  • 150 gr tepung ketan putih
  • 100 gr ubi ungu yg sudah dikukus dan haluskan (saya pakai yg kemasan ubi ungu yg beku)
  • Sedikit garam
  • 125 ml air

 

Kuah Santan:

  • 750 ml santan (saya pakai merk KARA, perbandingannya kurang lebih 500 ml + 250 air)
  • 2 sdm tepung beras (larutkan dengan sedikit santan)
  • 150 gr gula pasir
  • 2 lembar daun pandan (saya tidak pakai)
  • Sedikit garam

 

Cara membuat :

  1. Campurkan tepung ketan dengan garam, sisihkan. Ubi ungu yang sudah dikukus dan dihaluskan dicampurkan dengan tepung ketan. Uleni dengan tangan.
  2. Tambah air sedikit demi sedikit sampai adonan kalis dan bisa dibuat bola-bola
  3. Habiskan adonan dengan dibuat bola-bola
  4. Masak santan, tepung beras, garam dan gula sampai  mendidih
  5. Rebus air sampai mendidih, masukkan bola-bola ungu sampai terapung. Tirisnkan dan masukkan ke kuah santan, masak sampai mendidih dan angkat dari api.

 

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Posted in Dessert, gluten free, Indonesian Food, Snack

Lapis Singkong (Steamed layered cassava)

 

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Pertama kali bikin kue lapis singkong ini waktu masih tinggal di Singapura, waktu itu pas belanja di pasar tradisional (kalau gak salah Fajar market) saya lihat ada yang menjual kelapa parut (segar) dan singkong. Kan jarang-jarang tuh ada yang jual singkong dan kelapa parut, gak bakal nemu deh barang-barang “antik kalau belanja di supermarket.

Saya pakai resep yang saya temukan di internet (maaf, saya lupa catat sumbernya) dan ternyata lumayan bikin ketagihan, hahahaha…. emak lagi lapar kali.

Bikin yuk ! Gampang kok, saya aja yang pemalas bisa juga jadi kue lapis ini. Biasanya saya cuma bikin setengah resep.

Bahan-bahan :

  • 1 kg singkong, kupas kulitnya dan parut
  • 1 bungkus agar-agar (tanpa warna)
  • 300 ml santan
  • 150 gr gula pasir
  • 50 gr kelapa parut atau secukupnya
  • Garam
  • Pewarna makanan (hijau dan merah) secukupnya

 

Cara Membuat :

  1. Kupas singkong, parut dan peras singkongnya
  2. Olesi loyang (ukuran 8 x 18 x 6 cm) dengan minyak
  3. Campur santan, singkong parut, gula pasir, agar-agar aduk merata
  4. Bagi adonan menjadi 3 bagian, beri pewarna merah dan hijau di masing-masing yang satu bagian biarkan tanpa pewarna makanan
  5. Tuang satu bagian adonan singkong ke loyang, kukus sampai matang (kurang lebih 25 menit)
  6. Lapisi dengan adonan ke 2 dan kukus kembali.
  7. Lanjutkan dengan adonan ke 3 dan kukus kembali
  8. Angkat dan dinginkan
  9. Kukus kelapa parut dan berikan sedikit garam
  10. Setelah dingin, potong2 sesuai selera dan gulingkan ke kelapa parut yg sudah diberi garam dan yang sudah dikukus.
  11. Sajikan hangat

 

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Hi ya guys,

If you’d like to try Indonesian delectable snack, this one is easy to make and gluten-free too ! I usually make half of the recipe. Without further ado, give it a try. You might like it

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg cassava/yucca root; you can also use frozen cassava if you like. Find this product in the asian supermarket or Filipino stores. I found this at Ranch Supermarket. I can find yucca root/cassava at Ralph’s close where I live. Peel the skin and grate it
  • 1 packet of agar-agar , no color (7gr)
  • 300 ml coconut milk
  • 150 gr sugar
  • 50 gr grated coconut ; you also can find this at Filipino stores or Ranch Market
  • Pinch of salt
  • Food Coloring (green and red)

 

Directions:

  1. Peel the skin of the yucca root/cassava, squeeze the liquid from the cassava.
  2. Grease the baking pan with oil
  3. Combine coconut milk, grated cassava, agar-agar, sugar in medium bowl. Stir well with rubber spatula or wooden spoon
  4. Divide the cassava mixture into 3 bowls; put food coloring into each bowls.
  5. Pour one mixture into baking pan and steam until it cooks (approx 25 minutes)
  6. Take out from the steaming pan and pour the second layer ; steam for another 25 minutes
  7. Finish the last layer and steam for 25 minutes, when it’s done let it cool
  8. Steam grated coconut with dash of salt for 15 minutes
  9. When it’s completely cool, cut into square or any shape you like
  10. Roll in the steamed grated coconut and serve warm

 

 

 

Posted in Cookies, Indonesian Food

Kaastengels (Indonesian/Dutch style : Cheese cookies)

Hi again !

I hope I don’t bore you (yet!) with my posting. This time I want to you to try this kind of cookies, this cookies is tasty, cheesy and addictive (according to my mom). When I lived in Singapore, every time I came home to visit my mom I usually baked  this cookies for her, she loves it a lot. She think my Kaastengel is the best that she ever tasted. Thank you for the compliments, mom !!! You’re the best, mom.

Being occupied by Dutch people for about 350 years, Indonesian cooking has a lot of Dutch influences. Kaastengels is one of them. We usually serve this cookies during festive events like Eid Fitr, Christmas and Chinese New Year.

Here’s what the cookies looks like

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I have tried different recipes, and this recipe works for me.

Ingredients :

  • 125 gr unsalted butter
  • 2 medium egg yolks
  • 25 gr cornstarch
  • 150 gr all purpose flour
  • 100 gr grated aged Edam cheese
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder

Topping:

  • Eggs wash; combine 1 medium egg yolk with 1 tsp of water
  • 50 gr grated cheddar cheese

 

Directions :

1.Using electric mixer, mix butter and egg yolks with medium speed just until well mixed. It’s about 2  minutes.

2. Add grated cheese to the butter mixture, don’t over mix just until well-combined.

3. Add flour,cornstarch,baking powder to the mixture. Mix with rubber spatula and knead until the dough formed together. Wrap with the plastic and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes.

4. Preheat oven to 180 degree Celcius, roll the dough and cut into cookies cutters or cut into small rectangles 1×3 cm. Place the cookies on the baking sheet with parchments paper, brush each with egg wash and sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake until  done, about 15 minutes.

 

 

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Posted in Indonesian Food, Snack

Steamed cassava with coconut milk (Thai dessert)

 

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When I was still living in Singapore, I used to get this dessert from hawker place. There is a stall in Bukit Timah Market and Food Center selling this dessert. The combination between the steamed cassava and the coconut milk has the right balance. I love it.

Since we moved to USA , whenever I crave for this snack I have to make my own. So far I have not found this snack in Thai restaurant that I have been to. It’s not hard to make this but it was convenient for me just to buy it from hawker place ( I know I sounded like spoiled kid)

 

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Now, just looking at this picture made me want to eat this right away. Okay, let’s start cooking. You can get fresh cassava from Asian supermarket in USA, in USA cassava is called Yucca. The supermarket (RALPH’S) close where I live has ASIAN goods’ section so I just got them from there. Choose the ones that are not squishy when you check the skin.

Ingredients :

  • 800 gr cassava/yucca/tapioca, peel the skin. Cut about 5 cm long each and cut into half. Cut off the hard part in the middle
  • 1 liter water
  • pinch of salt
  • 200 gr sugar

 

Coconut Milk Sauce

  • 500 ml coconut milk
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch

 

Directions:

1. Rinse off the cassava, set aside.

2. Boil water in the medium saucepan, add the cassava. When the cassava has softened but still firm and change to translucent add the sugar and salt. Let the water reduce almost 80%, cassava should look very translucent and very tender. Turn off the heat.

3.Making sauce : Pour the coconut milk in the saucepan, add the salt. Dissolve the cornstarch with little water or coconut milk  then add to the coconut milk mixture.

4. Using small heat, boil the coconut mixture until the it gets thicken. Keep stirring for another 2 minutes and turn off the heat. Keep stirring until the steam comes off.

5. Place some cassava into bowl/serving glass pour the coconut milk sauce on top of it. Can be served cold too.

 

 

 

Posted in Cookies, Indonesian Food

Semprit Susu ( Indonesian Style Cookies : Milk Cookies

Hello April  !

I’m back from a short break, I was quite busy in March. Now I’m back in blogging, hopefully I can post more useful articles/recipes in future.

It’s a low key spring break for my daughter.We did not do much, she prefers to stay home to recover from busy weeks at school. We did baking cookies, new recipe. I did not know what to expect, I was skeptical that she would like the cookies since these are not chocolate chip cookies that we baked together before.

It turned out this is very simple cookies to make, she likes it so much. She even asked me to bake more, oh well.

 

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I don’t own this recipe, my contact on facebook posted on the timeline. Here’s the original recipe :https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1884822391792388&id=100007939354146

Ingredients :

  • 125 gr unsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 80 ml condensed milk
  • 200 gr corn starch

 

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 100 degree celcius ( 212 degree Fahrenheit)
  2. Mix well butter and milk in the medium bowl with fork.
  3. Add corn starch to the butter mixture, mix well with spatula until blended well.
  4. Line the baking pan with parchment paper.
  5. Use pull out plunger with star tip, I am just using my thumb to push the dough thru the star tip.
  6. Bake for 28 minutes on the middle rack.

 

My opinion about this cookies is crunchy, delicate and very fast to finish as this cookies taste so light and airy.

 

 

 

Posted in Indonesian Food, Snack

Bolang Baling (Indonesian Style of Fried Bread)

I remember when I was very young, I liked to eat this snack.  The older I grow up, the harder to get this snack. Not many people sell this snack anymore.

The outer of this snack is crispy and it tastes delicately sweet, can be eaten with or without powdered sugar. Almost similar to beignets.

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The recipe is quite simple to follow,  I was multi-tasking by doing house chores since the dough needs to be proofing. It’s quite taking time to make this but it’s worth it. I enjoyed having this fried/fritter with a cup of chai masala. Ohhh… perfect match !

Ingredients

  • 250 gr plain flour
  • 100 gr granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 45 ml water
  • Cooking Oil for frying

 

Directions:

  1. In a medium bowl, mix 200 gr plain flour, baking soda, yeast and salt.
  2. Add water then mix well until the dough is elastic by adding the remained of flour; little by little.
  3. Cover with dampened cloth, rest for 30 minutes.
  4. Knead the dough, add more flour if necessary. Rest for another 3 hours. Cover with cling plastic wrap.
  5. Divide the dough into 16 balls. Place on the floured plate. Flatten with your palm. Sprinkle with sugar.Press it lightly. Alternatively; roll the the in the sugar then flatten with your palm.Cover with dampened cloth for 10 minutes.
  6. Heat the oil in the pan in medium heat, fry the dough until it’s golden brown.
  7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if you like.

 

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Posted in Indonesian Food

Mie Kangkung (Indonesian Noodle style with Meat Sauce and Water Spinach)

I was craving for my hometown food, every time my contacts on facebook post recipes of Indonesian foods it was like a torture for me. In my country, I could easily find and get those yummy food within walk in distance. But here, I need to commute (30 minutes to 1 hour, depends on type of meals that I want to eat) to buy them. One of the dish that caught my attention is Mie Kangkung, never had it before so curious by its taste I was determined to cook this dish.

It’s called : Mie Kangkung. Kangkung is also called water spinach. I like the crunchiness of bean sprout (not shown in this picture) and Kangkung (Water spinach). I can’t find water spinach in most supermarkets in my neighborhood, I found On Choy (at Asian supermarket, Ranch Market 99) that close enough to for the texture of Kangkung.

Ohhhh…. I love this one so much, I need to restrict myself not to eat too much. It’s perfect for me in cold season like now.

 

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Anyway, enough with the description of this dish and how much I love this. Let’s get cooking

Ingredients :

  • 300 gr egg noodles OR fresh lo mein OR Hokkien noodle, for egg noodles; boil for 3-5 mintes then drain them. For Lo mein, put in the hot water to make the noodle more flexible.
  • 1 bunch of On Choy/kangkung/water spinach or 150 gr kangkung/water spinach leaves, use only the leaves. Blanch them, set aside
  • 100 gr bean sprout, wash throughly. Blanch them, set aside
  • 1 stalk of spring onion, cut thinly

For the gravy:

  • 2 cloves of garlic, cut thinly
  • 3 red chilies , seeded; cut thinly
  • 400 gr of chicken fillet (I use beef  300 gr (I don’t have chicken at that time)), cut into strips or cubes
  • 4 tbsp of oyster sauce
  • 6 tbsp of sweet soy sauce, available in asian supermarket
  • 800 ml of water/chicken broth
  • 1 tbsp dried baby shrimp, washed lightly then cut roughly or you can grind it lightly
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tsp corn starch, dilute with water
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 2 tbsp cooking oil

 

Directions Making gravy :

  1. Heat cooking oil in medium heat, add garlic and chilies. Fry until fragrant, add meat (chicken or beef). Cook it through until chicken is looking white pale or beef does not look red anymore (about 7 minutes or more)
  2. Add oyster sauce and sweet soy sauce, mix it well. Add water/chicken broth. Simmer for 5 minutes then add ground baby shrimp. Let it boil for 5 minutes.
  3. Combine water and corn starch in small bowl, add to the gravy. Mix it well until the sauce thicken, add sesame oil. Mix it well.

 

Final presentation :

Put noodle on the bowl topped with water spinach/kangkung and bean sprout, pour the sauce over it and garnish with spring onion. Sprinkle with squeezed lime if you like. Served warm

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Versi bahasa Indonesia:

Bahan-bahan:

  • 300 gr mie telor atau mie hokkien. Rebus sebentar dan tiriskan.
  • 1 ikat kangkung, ambil daunnya saja. Rebus air panas di panci, setelah mendidih matikan api dan masukkan kangkung ke dalam panci yang ditutup selama 2 menit. Angkat dan tiriskan
  • 100 gr toge, rebus air panas di panci, setelah air mendidih matikan api dan masukkan toge ke dalam panci yg ditutup selama 1 menit.
  • 1 batang daun bawang, iris tipis.

 

Bahan membuat saus:

  • 2 siung bawang putih, iris tipis atau cincang
  • 3 cabe merah, (kalau saya biji dibuang karena cabe disini pedassss sekali)
  • 400 gr filet ayam  (Saya pakai daging sapi karena stock yg tersedia cuma daging sapi). Saya pakai 300 gr daging sapi.
  • 4 sdm saus tiram
  • 6 sdm kecap manis
  • 800 ml air atau kaldu ayam
  • 1 sdm ebi yg sudah direndam air panas, haluskan
  • Garam dan merica secukupnya
  • 1 sdt tepung maizena, dicampur dengan sedikit air
  • 2 sdt minyak wijen
  • 2 sdm minyak sayur

 

Cara membuat saus :

  1. Panaskan minyak di api sedang, tumis bawang putih dan cabe merah sampai harum. Tambahkan daging ayam/sapi sampai ayam matang (kurang lebih 7 menit atau lebih)
  2. Tambahkan saus tiram dan kecap manis, aduk rata. Tambahkan air atau kaldu ayam. Masak selama 5 menit kemudian tambahkan ulekan ebi. Didihkan.
  3. Campurkan air dan tepung maizena di mangkuk kecil dan tuang ke saus,aduk rata sampai saus agak mengental. Tambahkan minyak wijen, aduk rata. Angkat dari kompor.

 

Penyajian :

 

  • Taruh mie di mangkuk/piring saji dan letakkan kangkung diatas mie dan toge diatas kangkung. Siram dengan kuah/saus. Taburkan irisan daun bawang. Tambahkan perasan jeruk nipis, jika suka. Sajikan hangat.

 

 

Posted in Indonesian Food

Sambal Matah

Last summer, My daughter and I were traveling to Indonesia; my hometown country. I also got wonderful opportunities to visit Bali and Lombok. While staying in Bali, I also experienced their authentic foods such as : Ayam Betutu, Sate Lilit and Sambal Matah. I made Sambal Matah (Balinese called Sambal Matah because all raw (mentah in Indonesian or Matah in Balinese language; ingredients used in this recipe). The best way to eat raw garlic without having to feel ewwww… afterwards.

Ingredients :

  • 1 (one) big shallots, diced thinly
  • 2 (two) cloves of garlic, diced thinly
  • 7 (seven) chilies padi , seeded. Diced
  • 1 (one) white part of lemon grass, peel the skin until you see the soft part of lemon grass. Diced thinly
  • 3 (three) lime leaves, washed throughly and cut away the middle part then diced thinly
  • 2 (two) tablespoons of squeezed of lime
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 (three) tablespoons of hot oil

Direction

  1. Combine shallots, garlic, chilies, lemon grass in a bowl. Add salt and lime juice, mash them very lightly . Set aside
  2. Heat oil till warm enough then pour into the all ingredients. Incorporate well. Serve with any kind meats, or veggies.

 

 

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