Indonesian recipes

Discover the exciting flavours and textures of Indonesian food. Our best Indonesian recipes include classics like rice dish nasi goreng and aromatic rendang curries.

Chef Petty Elliot also shares her take on modern Indonesian food, with dishes including a mango and chicken salad with spicy rujak dressing and Indonesian pork cakes with a zingy lemongrass sambal.

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Avocado mousse and chocolate ganache

Chocolate mousse

Avocado mousse and chocolate ganache

Silky avocado mousse, rich chocolate ganache and crunchy cashews: this make-ahead dessert by Indonesian chef Petty Elliot is a delight.

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Mango and chicken salad with spicy rujak dressing

Chicken salads

Mango and chicken salad with spicy rujak dressing

This vibrant mango and chicken salad by chef Petty Elliott has a spicy Indonesian rujak-style dressing. Ideal for using up leftover chicken.

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Indonesian minced pork cakes with chilli and lemongrass sambal

Pork recipes from around the world

Indonesian minced pork cakes with chilli and lemongrass sambal

Petty Elliott's moreish Indonesian minced pork cakes are accompanied by a fragrant chilli and lemongrass sambal and are great to share.

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Sambal

Spicy recipes

Sambal

Sambal is a fragrant chilli paste used as a condiment primarily in Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore – and has countless variations. Try making your own!

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Jeremy Pang’s nasi goreng

Fakeaways

Jeremy Pang’s nasi goreng

Expert chef Jeremy Pang shares his recipe for nasi goreng, the versatile Indonesian fried rice. dish. Try it with his punchy homemade sambal.

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Mussels with sambal butter and fresh herbs

Healthy fish

Mussels with sambal butter and fresh herbs

Chantelle Nicholson's Indonesian-style mussels are served in a fragrant sambal butter broth and scattered with fresh herbs. Delicious.

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Stir-fried rice noodles with quick sambal and omelette

Stir-fries

Stir-fried rice noodles with quick sambal and omelette

These vegetable rice noodles paired with omelette and dressed with a spicy sambal sauce make a tasty, filling veggie supper that is ready in 15 minutes.

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Nasi goreng

Stir-fries

Nasi goreng

Nasi Goreng is an iconic Indonesian fried rice dish packed with veggies, meat and often topped with a fried egg. 

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Indonesian pork rendang
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Indonesian pork satay

Friday night dinners

Indonesian pork satay

A sticky satay sauce makes these Indonesian pork kebabs impossible to resist. You can cook them under the grill or on the barbecue.

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Healthy nasi goreng

Lower-calorie mains

Healthy nasi goreng

Donal Skehan's healthy recipe for the classic Indonesian dish nasi goreng is made with cauliflower rice for a big dose of vitamin C.

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Mee goreng

Noodles

Mee goreng

Mee goreng is a spicy, dry, stir-fried South-East Asian noodle dish. This recipe comes from the vegetarian restaurant Mildreds, in London.

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Chicken satay with Indonesian-style salad

Cheat's recipes

Chicken satay with Indonesian-style salad

Just five ingredients go into this cheat's recipe for a chicken satay making this a super-easy and speedy midweek meal for 4.

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Spicy chicken nasi goreng

Indonesian recipes

Spicy chicken nasi goreng

Chicken nasi goreng is a real treat! Try something different with this quick, spicy Indonesian dish. You'll love it.

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Indonesian beef rendang

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