Sayur Lodeh

- Ingredients :
                          - 3 tablespoons of Oil
                          - 3 cloves garlic, minced
                          - 2 teaspoons Galangal or fresh ginger, minced 
                          - 3 Chile pepper, sliced into rounds 
                          - 1 piece Lemongrass, white part of stalk only, minced 
                          - 1 teaspoon Coriander, ground 
                          - 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric 
                          - 2 cups Coconut milk

                          - 1 Potato, peeled and diced 
                          - 1 Carrot, peeled and sliced into rounds 
                          - 1 cup Green beans, trimmed 
                          - 1 Onion, thinly sliced 
                          - 1 cup Chinese or Napa cabbage, chopped 
                          - 3 Scallions, chopped into 1-inch pieces 
                          - Salt and pepper, to taste

    - Directons : 
                          1. Heat the oil in a large saucepan or wok over medium flame.
                              Add the garlic,galangal or ginger,chiles, lemongrass,coriander
                              and turmeric and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
                          2. Add coconut milk, potatoes, carrots, green beans and onion
                              and bring to a boil.Reduce heat to low,cover and simmer until
                              the potatoes are almost cooked through, 10 to 12 minutes.
                          3. Remove cover and stir in the add cabbage, scallions, salt and
                              pepper.Simmer until the cabbage is tender,about 3-4 minutes.
                              Adjust seasoning and serve with rice.
                          4. Waallaah, It's done. Have a nice try.

    - Variations :
                          - You can substitute other vegetables if you like. Just add the
                             sturdier, longer-cooking vegetables first and the more delicate
                             vegetables in  the second simmering. This prevents over or
                             undercooking.

Liwet Rice / Nasi Liwet

- Ingredients :                           a. 350  grams of water
                           b. 650 grams of coconut milk
                           c. 400 grams of chicken meats
                           d. 2 pieces of bay leaf
                           e. 2 bars of lemongrass, pounded
                           f.  2 cm of galangal, pounded
                           g. 2 teaspoons of salt
                           h. 2 teaspoon of brown sugar
                           i.  5 pieces of red onion
                           j.  2 cloves  of garlic
                           k. 1/2 teaspoon of coriander seed powder
                           l.  2 pieces of candlenut
                           m. 4 eggs
                           n.  1.000 ml water
                           o. 1/2 tablespoon of salt
                           p. 5 pieces of guava leaf
                           q. 4 pieces of teakwood leaf
                           r.  2 pieces of bay leaf
                           s. 100 gr of egg white
                           t.  50 ml of thick coconut milk
                           u. 1/4 teaspoon of salt

    - Directions :
                          1. Boil rice in 650 ml of coconut milk, let it well cook in small fire
                          2. Blend all ingredients from letter i to l
                          3. Mix all ingredients from letter c to l until well cooked, take away
                              the chicken meat and slice it into small pieces, then boil again
                              for 5 minutes, take away chicken meat again then boil the rest
                              of  ingredients until tick.
                          4. Boil all ingredients from letter m to r, then peel the eggs and
                              boil again
                          5. Mix ingredients from s to u,steam it then cut into small pieces.
                          6. All ingredients have already been cooked and ready to serve.
                          7. Waallaah, it's done. Have a nice try.
                                             

Sayur Asem

                                       




   - Ingredients :
                          - 1/4 cup raw peanuts
                          - 1/2 teaspoon dried shrimp paste, toasted
                          - 6 shallots, thinly sliced
                          - 1 clove garlic, thinly sliced
                          - 1 large red chili, seeded and sliced
                          - 4 thick slices galangal, bruised
                          - 2 fresh  salam leaves
                          - 4 cups light chicken / beef stock
                          - 7 ounces cabbage, minced
                          - 1 small zucchini / chayote, peeled and diced
                          - Three and half ounces long beans, cut in short lengths
                          - 3 tablespoons tamarind pulp, soaked in 1/2 cup warm water,
                             squeezed and strained to obtain juice
                          - Minced brown sugar, to taste
                          - Salt, to taste

   - Directions :

                        1. Put the peanuts in a small saucepan with water toc over.Bring to
                            the boil,reduce heat,and simmer10 minutes.Drain and put aside.
                        2. Put the shrimp paste into saucepan with the shallots, garlic, chili,
                            galangal,  salam leaves, and  stock.  Bring to the boil, cover ,
                            reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes.
                        3. Add  peanuts and vegetables and return to the boil.Lower the
                            heat, cover, and simmer until vegetables are cooked, 10 to15
                            minutes.
                        4. Add the tamarind juice and simmer for about 1 minute. Add
                            minced brown sugar and salt to taste; if you prefer a really sour
                            soup, sugar will not be necessary.
                        5. Remove galangal and salam leaves,then put into a serving bowl
                        6. Waallaah It's done, have a nice try.