Nunuk Sri Rahayu

Sayur Asem: Sour Tamarind Soup with Vegetables and Beef Trimmings

A common sour vegetable soup with a refreshing tamarind broth, originally from the Jakarta area. This recipe gives sayur asem a beef twist.

Indomie Rebus: Deluxe Instant Noodle Soup

A more nutritious, jazzed-up recipe for Indonesia's top snack. Indomie instant noodles are easy to cook, cheap, and loaded with MSG!

Rawon: East Javanese Beef Stew with Keluak

Rawon is a rich beef stew from East Java. This recipe calls for keluak, which gives the dish its distinctive black colour.

Peach Gum Dessert Soup (Vegan)

A Chinese dessert soup with medicinal properties, adapted to Indonesian tastes by adding pandan leaves, lemongrass and calamansi juice.

Sop Ayam Pak Min: Mr. Min’s Chicken Soup

This recipe is a recreation of Mr. Min’s Chicken Soup, a famous dish. Clear, light and refreshing — the perfect comfort food for a rainy day.

Interviews with the Indonesian diaspora: Haider

Haider is one of the founders of Javanese Singaporeans, a group which brings together the Javanese diaspora community in Singapore. Recently, the group sought...

Sambal Sop/Soto: Sambal for Soups (Vegan)

A sambal meant to accompany clear soups and soto, a meat-broth soup. The recipe uses few ingredients; the purpose is to enhance the flavour.

Bihun Goreng: Fried Noodles

Originally a Chinese dish, bihun goreng is adapted to Indonesian tastes. This recipe is for the classic version, with prawns and beef balls.

Acar: Pickled Vegetables (Vegan)

Recipe for an Indonesian version of the Indian achar — a picked vegetable condiment. Acar is eaten with fried rice, fried noodles or satay.

Trancam: Raw Vegetable Salad

A raw vegetable salad recipe from Central Java. Trancam makes for a quick and easy meal if you have sambal urap ready.

About Me

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Nunuk hails from Solo, the historic royal capital and cultural centre of Java, Indonesia. She has been cooking since the age of 12, and also performs and teaches traditional Javanese dance. Her dream is to eventually write her own Indonesian cookbook.

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