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24 Indonesian Vegetarian Recipes So Delicious You Won't Miss Meat
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items Try 24 easy Indonesian vegetarian recipes featuring traditional flavors, wholesome ingredients, and satisfying plant-based dishes.
Gado-Gado is a traditional Indonesian salad made with a colorful mix of blanched vegetables, tofu, tempeh, boiled eggs, and rice cakes, all generously coated in a rich and creamy peanut sauce. Known as one of Indonesia's most iconic vegetarian dishes...
Gado Gado (Indonesian salad with peanut sauce)
Bakwan Jagung is a popular Indonesian corn fritter made from sweet corn kernels mixed with flour, herbs, and aromatic spices, then deep-fried until golden and crispy. Crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside, bakwan jagung is known for its nat...
Bakwan Jagung | Indonesian Corn Fritters - Nomadette
Plecing Kangkung is a vibrant Indonesian vegetable dish originating from Lombok, featuring blanched water spinach (kangkung) topped with a bold and spicy chili sambal. The sambal is traditionally made from fresh tomatoes, red chilies, shrimp paste (o...
Lombok plecing kangkung (Water spinach with sambal)
Tempe Bacem
Tempe Bacem is a traditional Javanese dish made by slowly simmering tempeh in a fragrant mixture of coconut water, palm sugar, garlic, coriander, and aromatic spices. This cooking method allows the tempeh to absorb the rich sweet and sav...
Tahu dan Tempe Bacem (Braised Spiced Tofu and Temphe)
Tahu Telor is a popular Indonesian street food dish made from a fluffy omelet combined with tofu, then served with a rich and flavorful peanut sauce. Originating from East Java, particularly Surabaya, the dish is typically topped with fresh bean spro...
Tahu Telur / Tauhu Telur (Indonesian Tofu and Eggs Salad)
Keripik Kentang Balado is a popular Indonesian snack made from thinly sliced potatoes that are deep-fried until crispy and coated with a flavorful balado seasoning. Originating from West Sumatra, balado is a signature Indonesian spice blend typically...
Keripik Kentang Balado (Crispy Sambal Potato Chips)
Kering Kentang is a classic Indonesian side dish made from thinly sliced potatoes that are deep-fried until crispy and then tossed in a sweet, savory, and spicy seasoning. The dish is typically flavored with garlic, shallots, chilies, palm sugar, and...
Kering Kentang Garing (Indonesian Spicy Fried Potato Sticks)
Sambal Terong Balado is a flavorful Indonesian dish made from fried eggplant coated in a spicy balado sauce, a signature seasoning from West Sumatra. The sauce is traditionally prepared with red chilies, tomatoes, garlic, and shallots, creating a bol...
Easy Sambal Terong Balado (Eggplants with Sambal) - Healthier version - What To Cook Today
Urap Sayur is a traditional Indonesian vegetable dish made from a variety of steamed vegetables mixed with seasoned grated coconut. Common ingredients include long beans, bean sprouts, spinach, cabbage, and water spinach, though the vegetables may va...
Urap Sayur (Salad with Spiced Grated Coconut Topping) - What To Cook Today
Gulai Telur Padang is a traditional Indonesian dish from West Sumatra featuring hard-boiled eggs simmered in a rich and aromatic coconut milk curry. The curry is made with a fragrant blend of spices such as turmeric, garlic, shallots, ginger, galanga...
Gulai Telur Padang (Padang-style Eggs in Spicy Coconut Sauce) - What To Cook Today
Tempe Mendoan is a beloved Indonesian snack originating from Banyumas, Central Java. It is made by coating thin slices of tempeh in a lightly seasoned batter of flour, garlic, coriander, and spring onions, then frying them briefly until soft and ligh...
Tempeh Mendoan / Crispy Thin Fried Spiced Tempeh - What To Cook Today
Lotek is a traditional Indonesian vegetable salad from West Java that features a variety of boiled vegetables mixed with a rich and flavorful peanut sauce. Common ingredients include spinach, bean sprouts, long beans, cabbage, and tofu, although the ...
Lotek (Sundanese Vegetable Salad with Peanut Dressing) - What To Cook Today
Telur Dadar Padang is a famous Indonesian omelet from West Sumatra, known for its thick texture, crispy edges, and rich blend of aromatic herbs and spices. Unlike a typical omelet, it is made with eggs mixed with ingredients such as shallots, garlic,...
Indonesian Thick Omelette (Telur Dadar Padang)
Ketoprak is a popular Indonesian street food dish consisting of rice vermicelli, tofu, rice cakes, bean sprouts, and crispy crackers, all generously covered in a rich and savory peanut sauce. Originating from Jakarta, this vegetarian-friendly dish is...
Ketoprak / Vermicelli tofu salad and peanut dressing
Sayur Asem is a traditional Indonesian vegetable soup known for its refreshing sweet and tangy flavor. The dish is made with a variety of vegetables, such as corn, chayote, long beans, cabbage, and melinjo leaves, simmered in a tamarind-based broth. ...
Sayur Asem (Indonesian Vegetable Tamarind Soup)
Sambal Terong Bakar is a flavorful Indonesian dish made with grilled eggplant topped or mixed with a spicy sambal chili sauce. The eggplant is roasted over an open flame or grilled until tender and slightly smoky, giving it a rich depth of flavor. It...
Sambal Terong Bakar/ Roasted Eggplants with Sambal
Pecel is a traditional Indonesian vegetable dish made with a variety of steamed vegetables served with a rich and flavorful peanut sauce. Common ingredients include spinach, long beans, bean sprouts, cabbage, and water spinach, though the selection o...
Pecel (Indonesian peanut sauce for salad)
Sayur Lodeh is a traditional Indonesian vegetable stew made with a rich and creamy coconut milk broth. The dish typically features a variety of vegetables such as eggplant, chayote, long beans, cabbage, and young jackfruit, simmered together with aro...
Sayur Lodeh (Vegetables in coconut milk)
Gulai Tempe is a traditional Indonesian curry made with tempeh simmered in a rich and aromatic coconut milk sauce. The dish is flavored with a blend of Indonesian spices, including turmeric, garlic, shallots, ginger, galangal, lemongrass, and chilies...
Gulai Tempeh (Tempeh Stew)
Karedok is a traditional Sundanese salad from West Java made with fresh raw vegetables and a rich peanut dressing. Unlike many Indonesian vegetable dishes that use cooked ingredients, Karedok is prepared with crisp raw vegetables such as cucumber, be...
KAREDOK / WEST JAVANESE VEGETABLE SALAD WITH SWEET AND SOUR DRESSING
Sambal Goreng Tahu is a popular Indonesian dish made from tofu cooked in a spicy and aromatic sambal sauce. The tofu is typically fried until lightly golden, then simmered with a flavorful blend of chilies, garlic, shallots, tomatoes, and traditional...
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Telur Pindang is a traditional Indonesian egg dish made by slowly simmering hard-boiled eggs in a fragrant mixture of spices and natural coloring ingredients, such as shallot skins, teak leaves, or tea leaves. This process gives the eggs their distin...
Telur Pindang (Indonesian Braised Hard-boiled Eggs)
Telur Kecap is a comforting Indonesian dish made with hard-boiled eggs simmered in a flavorful sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) along with garlic, shallots, and aromatic spices. The eggs absorb the rich, savory-sweet sauce, resulting in a delicious bala...
Spiced boiled eggs (Telur Kecap)
Perkedel Kentang is a traditional Indonesian potato fritter made from mashed potatoes mixed with eggs, herbs, and seasonings, then shaped into small patties and fried until golden brown. Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, perkedel kentang ...
Indonesian Perkedel Kentang (Bergedil/Begedil)