Rendang Ayam Padang – Coconut Chicken Rendang! If you know me at all you know I’m nuts about Indonesian food. We’ve been there on many travels and mainly the food keeps bringing us back. Rich, bold, spicy, packed with flavor—Indonesian cuisine just hits different. Every bite feels like a perfect balance of heat, sweetness, and deep umami. This is a Padang style chicken rendang, originally from West Sumatra. I usually make beef rendang, slow cooked beef in a thick coconut gravy. Yum! but when you’re in a bit of a time squeeze chicken rendang is a great alternative and oh…
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Continue ReadingAyam Smoor – Indonesian Ketjap Chicken is comfort food at its best—tender chicken simmered in a rich, sweet soy sauce with warming spices like cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. It’s the kind of dish that fills the kitchen with an irresistible aroma and gets even better the next day. Serve it…
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Continue ReadingWoooowie this was a great little soup! I made it for friends yesterday who came over for dinner. I had a lot to do during the day so then anything slow cooker is the way to go. The chicken cooks slowly in it’s own curried broth for 6 hours, after…
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Continue ReadingI was actually planning on making Nasi Lemak, which is a Malaysian dish with coconut milk rice, ansjovis sambal, toasted peanuts and sliced cucumber. I changed my mind last minute because I had some chicken pieces and I wanted to make something with these. In the end I opted for…
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Continue ReadingWe loved this side dish when we were in Lombok and ordered it pretty much with every meal. This spicy water spinach salad is packed full of flavour and healthy goodness. The water spinach is blanched and then topped off a tomatoey-coconut sauce. It’s areal umami dish with sweet, sour…
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Continue ReadingWho needs a holiday when food can bring right back to your favourite travel destinations? Ok, just kidding, I do, I need a holiday. But this dish still brought me back to Lombok, even if it was just for 5%. What’s in the sauce? At least 20 long red chilis…
