Indonesian dishes can be sweet, sour, salty, bitter, or spicy do to the mixture of Middle Eastern, Indian, Chinese, Javanese, Polynesian, Melanesian, and European complex flavors. There are dishes of fried rice, skewered meats, fish, vegetables, soups, and noodle. Add a touch of sambal (a spicy chili paste) or peanut sauce to any dish you like, while you are frying, grilling, roasting, sautéing, boiling, or steaming.
The country of over 6,000 populated islands out of 17,000 islands, each has their own recipes from the 600 ethnic groups.
Curry rice is a popular side dish on the islands of Sumatra and Java.
Nasi kari (Indonesian)
Serves 4
~Use organic ingredients as much as possible.~
1 cup (130 g) each: basmati rice and frozen peas
2 cup (480 ml) vegetable broth
1 Tbs. oil oil
1 chopped onion
2 minced cloves garlic
1 inch (2,5 cm) minced ginger
1 Tbs. (6 g) curry powder or more to taste
1 tsp. (2 g) each: turmeric, cumin, and coriander
1/2 tsp. (1 g) cayenne pepper (if you want more heat)
1 cinnamon stick
garnish: chopped cilantro or parsley
~official language: bahasa Indonesia~ (There are 718 indigenous languages.)
satu 1. Cook the rice in the broth.
dua 2. Sauté the onions, garlic, ginger with the spices.
tiga 3. Add the coconut milk and peas. Simmer until it thickens.
empat 4. Remove the cinnamon stick.
lima 5. Serve the rice topped with curry and vegetables.
enam 6. Garnish.
