Indonesian Ayam Bakar with Coconut Rice
Sweet-spiced grilled chicken pairs with fragrant coconut rice, sambal, and cooling cucumber.
- 45 min
- Serves 2
- Chicken
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Indonesian Dinner Ideas
14 Indonesian dinner recipes for home cooks, with cooking times.
Indonesian dinners often start with a spice paste of shallots, garlic, chili and aromatics, then build into fried rice, noodles, soups or coconut-rich stews. This collection covers nasi goreng and mie goreng, soto ayam and sayur asem for something brothy, gado-gado with peanut sauce, and a skillet take on beef rendang. Tamarind, coconut milk and sweet soy sauce show up again and again.
14 dinner ideas
Indonesian Gado-Gado with Peanut Sauce
Blanched vegetables, tofu, eggs, and rice cakes are tied together with a warm, tangy peanut sauce in this hearty Indonesian salad.
- 35 min
- Serves 4
- Tofu
Indonesian Martabak Telur Beef Pancake
Thin dough wrapped around a spiced beef and egg filling and fried flat until crisp.
- 35 min
- Serves 2
- Beef
Indonesian Mie Aceh Beef Noodles
Thick yellow noodles stir-fried with beef in a curry-spiced paste with cabbage and tomato.
- 35 min
- Serves 2
- Beef
Indonesian Mie Goreng with Shrimp
Sweet-savory noodles, shrimp, egg, and vegetables fry quickly with kecap manis-inspired flavor.
- 25 min
- Serves 2
- Seafood
Indonesian Nasi Goreng with Chicken and Egg
A smoky sweet-salty fried rice with chicken, kecap manis, vegetables, and a sunny egg makes a complete skillet supper.
- 30 min
- Serves 4
- Chicken
Indonesian Nasi Uduk Coconut Rice with Egg
Rice steamed in coconut milk with lemongrass and pandan, served with fried eggs and sambal.
- 30 min
- Serves 2
- Eggs
Indonesian Pempek Fish Cakes with Tamarind Sauce
Fish and tapioca dough boiled then fried, served with a dark sweet-sour tamarind cuko.
- 45 min
- Serves 2
- Fish
Indonesian Pepes Tofu Tomato Parcels
Seasoned tofu, tomato, and herbs steam in parchment parcels for an Indonesian-inspired dinner with intense aroma and little cleanup.
- 45 min
- Serves 2
- Tofu
Indonesian Sate Lilit Fish Skewers
Minced fish blended with coconut and spice paste, moulded onto skewers and grilled.
- 35 min
- Serves 2
- Fish
Indonesian Sayur Asem Tamarind Vegetable Soup
Tamarind, corn, green beans, and cabbage create a bright Indonesian-style vegetable soup for a fresh plant-based supper.
- 45 min
- Serves 2
- Mixed Vegetables
Indonesian Sayur Lodeh Coconut Vegetables
Mixed vegetables simmered in a spiced coconut broth until tender but still distinct.
- 35 min
- Serves 2
- Vegetables
Indonesian Soto Ayam with Rice
Golden turmeric chicken soup with noodles, egg, lime, and crispy shallots makes a restorative bowl.
- 40 min
- Serves 2
- Chicken
Indonesian-Inspired Beef Rendang Coconut Skillet
Beef slowly reduces with coconut, lemongrass, chile, and warm spices into a rich skillet with concentrated flavor.
- 75 min
- Serves 4
- Beef