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 ReadingIndian Butter Chicken is such and easy weeknight or quiet weekend dinner. Every Sunday I cook a meal for Martin who I got connected to via @thuisgekookt . I always make 2 portions: 1 for the evening itself and the other to be frozen for later in the week, so I’m always…
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Continue ReadingButternut Squash Butter Chicken – Rich, Creamy & Full of Flavour Ok, I think this might be one of the best curries I’ve ever made! This Butternut Squash Butter Chicken is everything you want in a comforting curry—rich, creamy, and packed with bold, warming spices. The butternut squash adds a…
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Continue ReadingThe name says it all, this definitely was simple and done within 30 minutes. If you have a few staple ingredients lying around you can easily make this on a busy week night without having to go to the shops beforehand. Dried spices: cumin, koriander, kurkuma and some extra garam…
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Continue ReadingLast week I made jackfruit roti, this week jackfruit rendang and it also works beautifully! I’m still a big fan of chicken or beef rendang but this is a geeat option if you’d like to keep it vegan. The meaty structure of the jackfruit holds together well even if you…
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Continue ReadingI’ve been wanting to make something with jackfruit for a while now, I’ve seen it come by on so many cooking programs, in chili’s, curries, pulled ‘meat’ buns, so interesting that a fruit can be used in so many different savoury dishes. The jackfruit you use in these dishes is…
