The Indonesian traditional foods have faced many challenges from modern foods. But actually the modern foods are much fattier than traditional foods. Even in the developed countries, the people are gradually decreasing their consumption of such foods. Due to the high risk threatening the health, people are considering to adopt the back-to nature style and the famous Indonesian cuisine recipes is Gado-Gado (Mixed Vegetable Salad with Peanut Sauce)

Rich of Healthy Flavor

These recipes have been put to a test and standardized, both in taste as well as in appearance, by some panelist from various ethnic group of Indonesia. Indonesian cuisine is made from fresh food, and rich of healthy flavor. Moreover, the foods created a unique opportunity to identify and collect some Indonesian food recipes to be selected and disseminated widely.

Gado-Gado (Mixed Vegetable Salad with Peanut Sauce)

Ingredients

100 g string bean, cut 2 cm long, boiled, drain

100 g spinach, cut, boiled, drain

100 g Tempe (fermented soybean), cubed small, fried

50 g bean sprouts, blanched, drain

200 g potatoes, cubed small, fried

3 eggs, boiled

400 ml coconut milk

2 Salam leaves/ bay leaves

1 tbsp tamarind juice

3 kaffir lime leaves

100 g fried peanuts

1 tsp sliced red chili

4 capsicums

1½ tsp salt

1 tsp shrimp paste

2 tbsp brown sugar

50 g fried “emping” crackers

50 g fried shrimp crackers

Fried sliced shallots

Preparation

-To make peanut sauce: blend peanut, red chili, capsicums, salt, shrimp paste, and brown sugar together into a paste. Add coconut milk, Salam leaves, tamarind juice, and kaffir lime leaves. Bring to boil until the thickness of the sauce as desired, set aside.

-On a salad plate: arrange vegetables, potatoes, tofu, and tempe. Pour peanut sauce on top. Serve with emping crackers, shrimp crackers, and sprinkle with fried shallots.

*Emping: fried chips made of Gnetum gnemon fruit

*Serves : 5

*One serving : 410 Calories

Factors Make the Food Acceptable

There are some factors that make the foods acceptable for people from all over the world:

Quality of the foods and cookeries. The way the foods presented needs to be improved to inspire the appetites. The popularity of the foods created “the national taste and standard” and “the national taste and standard” can make a consistent taste that important for foreigners.

Enjoy the food of the most popular Indonesian cuisine recipes and bon appetite!!