Today my younger children are returning home after spending a week long summer vacations at their maternal grands. We are cooking most celebrated dish of Indonesia to welcome them at home. This dish also popular in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand.
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| Beef Rendang |
Ingredients:
- Beef Chunks 1 kg
- Oil 1 cup
- Onion chopped 2
- Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
- Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
- Lemon grass chopped 2 stalks
- Lemon juice 1-2 teaspoon
- Tamarind paste 1 teaspoon
- Desiccated coconut 1 teaspoon
- Coconut Milk 1 cup
- Lemon zest strips 1/2 teaspoon
- Brown sugar or caramelized sugar 2 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Red Chillies powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Red Chillies whole 3-4
- Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
- Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
- Garam Masala powder 1 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Fry onion in oil till golden brown.
- Add ginger garlic paste fry for 1-2 minutes.
- Then add lemon grass, lemon juice,desiccated coconut, lemon zest , salt and spices except garam masala.
- Fry for few minutes then add meat and coconut milk and fry for 5 more minutes.
- Add 1-2 cup water and continue to cook on low flame till beef is fully tender.
- Evaporate excess water if any, on high flame.
- Sprinkle garma masala, add sugar, lemon juice and tamarind paste.
- Cook for few minutes then simmer.
- Delicious Beef Rendang is ready to serve.
- Serve with steamed rice.
Satay is a National dish of Indonesia, also popular in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei. It is a street snack in these countries like Tikka boti in India and Pakistan. It is very tasty , tangy and mouth watering dish.
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| Satay / Sate |
Ingredients:
- Chicken breast fillet 1/2 kg
- Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
- Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
- Lemon juice 2 teaspoon
- Soy sauce 1 tablespoon
- Coconut Milk/ Peanut butter 1-2 tablespoon
- Sesame oil 1 tablespoon
- Sugar 1-2 teaspoon
Spices:
- Red Chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Turmeric 1/4 teaspoon
- Black pepper 1/4 teaspoon
- Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Coriander powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Curry powder 1/2 to 1 teaspoon
- Dry Roasted chopped peanuts for decoration
Salad:
- Cucumber sliced for serving
- Tomatoes sliced for serving
- Onion slices for serving
- Wooden skewers, pre-soaked as required
Procedure:
- Mix together all spices ,ginger garlic pastes, lemon juice, coconut milk/peanut butter, oil and sugar and make a paste.
- Apply this paste on Chicken breast fillets, and keep in a cool place for 1-2 hour for marination.
- Sew marinated Chicken fillets on pre-soaked wooden skewers.
- Grill over a charcoal fire or gas griller till tender.
- Delicious Satay is ready.
- Serve with cucumber, tomatoes and onion.
Singapore is a tiny nation between Malaysia and Indonesia but world famous country for its Singapore airline and Singaporean Rice. Singaporean Rice is a very tasty dish with little spices like Chinese dishes.
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| Singaporean Rice |
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| Singaporean Rice |
Ingredients
Boiled Rice 1/2 kg
Noodles 100g (1/2 packet)
Chicken stock 1/2 cup
For Chicken Curry:
- Chicken boneless strips 1/2 kg
- Tomato cut into strips 1
- Onion cut into strips 1
- Ginger crushed 1 teaspoon
- Garlic crushed 1 teaspoon
- Oil 1/2 cup
- Sesame oil 1 tablespoon
- Corn Starch 1 tablespoon
- Soy Sauce 2 tablespoon
- Vinegar 1 tablespoon
- Sugar 1 teaspoon
- Salt to taste
- Cutter black pepper 1 teaspoon
- Chinese Salt 2 teaspoon
- Red Chilli powder 1/2 teaspoon
- Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
Vegetables:
- Carrot cut into strips 1
- Capsicum cut into strips 1
- Spring onion cut into strips 3-4
- Cabbage cut into strips 2 cups
Scrambled egg:
- Eggs 2
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper 1/2 teaspoon
- Haldi (optional) 1/4 teaspoon
Procedure:
- Boil rice in enough water, drain and keep aside.
- Scramble egg in little oil with salt and pepper , keep aside.
- Boil noodles in water with little oil, drain and then fry in oil till golden, keep aside.
- Fry Chicken in oil , add ginger garlic and fry for 2 more minutes.
- Now add Tomatoes, onion, vinegar, soy sauce, spices, corn starch dissolved in little water, sugar.
- Fry for 2-3 minutes then cook on simmering heat till chicken is tender.
- Now add vegetables and 1 tablespoon sesame oil and cook on low heat till vegetables are tender.
- Now add scrambled egg and fried noodles.
- Add rice and chicken stock at last.
- Sprinkle 3-4 green chillies and 1 teaspoon sesame oil and simmer.
- Delicious Singaporean Rice dish is ready.
- Serve hot.
