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🇮🇩 Traditional dishes from Indonesia

3 dishes people actually cook in Indonesia: what they are, how long they take, and what you need to buy.

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Chicken satay

30 min · easy · 8 ingredients

Chicken satay, a traditional dish from Indonesia

Deliciously grilled chicken skewers with peanut sauce!

  • 600 g chicken breast
  • 100 g peanut butter
  • 50 ml soy sauce
  • 200 ml coconut milk
  • 30 g brown sugar
  • 3 garlic
  • 2 limes
  • 8 skewers

Nasi goreng

30 min · easy · 10 ingredients

Nasi goreng, a traditional dish from Indonesia

Savor the bold flavors of this Indonesian fried rice!

  • 600 g cooked rice
  • 300 g chicken breast
  • 100 g carrot
  • 50 g green onion
  • 60 ml soy sauce
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 3 tsp garlic
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Rendang

180 min · medium · 12 ingredients

Rendang, a traditional dish from Indonesia

A rich and tender beef dish simmered in spices.

  • 800 g beef chuck
  • 400 ml coconut milk
  • 2 lemongrass
  • 30 g galangal
  • 5 kaffir lime leaves
  • 5 red chili
  • 4 garlic
  • 3 shallots
  • 30 g ginger
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp oil

What do people eat in Indonesia?

The three dishes from Indonesia documented in Copper are Chicken satay, Nasi goreng and Rendang. Garlic and brown sugar each appear in more than one recipe. Two of the three are fried. Not one needs an oven — they cook entirely on the hob. Between them they use 22 different ingredients.

What ingredients do you need for cooking from Indonesia?

The three recipes need 22 ingredients between them, of which 5 are shared by more than one dish. Brown sugar and chicken breast are the hardest to find: of the 588 dishes in Copper's atlas, 9 use brown sugar and 12 use chicken breast. Every ingredient list on this page is complete, with quantities, and free to read.

How long do recipes from Indonesia take?

Chicken satay is the quickest at 30 minutes. Rendang is the longest at 180 minutes, most of it unattended. The median is 30 minutes — a weeknight, not a project.

Which dish from Indonesia is easiest to make at home?

Chicken satay and Nasi goreng are rated easy — start there. The full method is on each recipe page, step by step, free to read.

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