Chicken Soup

May 12, 2009

Chicken soup, not only good for the body, but also for the soul? That good? For me, it is. 
I love chicken soup, with noodles or pasta, rice or thick crusty bread. It is the ultimate comfort food. One of our uncles shared his recipe of chicken soup using freshly ground spices, and it turned out [...]

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Chinese Steamed Fish with Garlic and Ginger

May 9, 2009

It has been such a long time since the last time this dish is prepared at home. One of the reasons is that my mother does not do grocery shopping herself anymore – our cook lady does. My mother is convinced that she does not know her fish, hence we don’t get to enjoy steamed [...]

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Cassava Leaf Puree with Coconut Milk

May 6, 2009

Cassava (or ubi) is one of the most important source of carbohydrates in Indonesian diet. In some remote part of the region, it is used as staple food, substituting rice. The leaves are high in protein, and in some part of Sumatra there is a famous dish made from the puree of the leaves cooked [...]

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Vegetable Fritters

May 3, 2009

Who wouldn’t love fritters with afternoon tea or coffee? I absolutely love them. I am impartial to deep fried snacks, but this particular one I love (together with potato fritters and corn fritters).
Some of the most popular deep-fried snacks in the country are banana fritters, deep-fried sweet potatoes – which are sweet in nature. Salty [...]

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Chicken Curry

April 29, 2009

The rich smell of spices is what I love whenever we have curry for lunch. The whiff of cloves, cardamon, cinnamon and galangal is just so beautifully married that I could have just the curry for lunch, nothing else.
This next version that I am presenting is the second type of Indonesian curry, with slightly thicker [...]

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Nasi Goreng Indonesia

April 16, 2009

If we have a national dish – that is well known all over the world for, it would be “Nasi Goreng Indonesia”. Indonesian fried rice has been popular in and out of the country. If you are stranded in some city or town or village and you stepped into local eateries, and if you happened [...]

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Clear Soup from Banjar

February 2, 2009

Banjar is the capital city of South Kalimantan, is sometimes called the “River City”. Where many houses built are built on raft or stilt over the water, many of such waterways or small rowboats are used for travel. 
One of the most well known dish from that area is Soto Banjar. Soto is the Indonesian term [...]

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Baked Macaroni with Smoked Ham, Chicken and Cheddar Cheese

February 1, 2009

Many years ago, a good friend made baked macaroni and brought it to work and we all had a bite. I was so loving it that I tried a lot of recipes to find the right one. Sometimes they were too dry, too salty or too bland. After many tries, I am glad to say [...]

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Happy Chinese New Year @ IndoChine Kitchen

February 1, 2009

Dear all, 
This is the third month of IndoChine Kitchen.com roaming around blogsphere and I would like again to thank food bloggers who have been the center of my inspiration for cooking and food photographing. I have had a great time cooking, writing and taking photos. It is a great experience learning cooking from the ladies [...]

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Leek and Tofu – the Ultimate Vegetarian Dish

January 27, 2009

 

 
Some days of the month, we only prepare vegetarian dishes at home. Most of the dishes are nice and easy to cook. Some only takes less than 15 minutes from preparation to ready to be served on dining table. 
SInce I learned cooking, leek and tofu stir fry is my favorite dish since it is so [...]

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