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Coconut Rice Filling Wrapped In Banana Leaf, Arem-arem is one of unique dish from Indonesia , It is a filling coconut rice cake wrapped with banana leaves. The filling has several varieties that can be adapted to personal preferences, such chicken, meat and vegetable or combination meat and vegetables.    Arem arem is very popular as a substitute for breakfast or snacks, it usually made by a small portion that satisfied to start the day. According to a source, arem-arem is very popular among people especially in central Java, however as the time goes by it spread widely throughout java, Bali island and perhaps be famous all over Indonesia by now. Do not feel so intimidated by the look and the process, it really easy to make it at home. You can always have your own way to prepare, for an example, you can make the filling ahead, refrigerated and used in the next day.  One of interesting step in the method is roll up the rice wit...

I still keep on with Indonesian traditional cake (kue/jajan pasar) that I grew up with, the sticky and chewy of steam glutinous rice flour with sweet coconut filling and drench with coconut milk. A tinge of savory and sweet of coconut filling adds special favor to the cake. The fact, this cake turns out to have many names, such kue mendut, kue bugis, lepat bugis, lapek bugis and rukuk-rukuk. The main ingredients used are remain the same, glutinous rice flour mix with coconut milk as the dough base, the recipe calls for pandan extract to give a natural color, it gives a characteristic traditional delicate scent at the same time . Not to forget, the dough has stuffed with grated coconut cooked with coconut sugar (gula jawa) I have to admit, this is one of the missing cake of my younger age, if you ever know, how much I love the cake and impatiently waiting until my mother had done all the process. My mother call it as Putri Mandi (a princess shower cake) because ...

Sweet Coconut Glutinous Rice Ball ( Len Olen ) is traditional cakes/snack originally from Madura Island , Its an Indonesian island off the north eastern coast of Java which separated from Java by the narrow Strait of Madura . The cake (kue) made from glutinous rice, steamed, toppled with fresh grated coconut and then drench with coconut sugar syrup as a traditional sweetener for thousands years especially most used in Southeast Asia. The flavor and it presentations really give an impression, the use of glutinous rice, freshly grated coconut and the coconut sugar are represented the quintessence of Indonesia archipelago. I grew up with these scrumptious cakes (kue) that my mother used to make for us, the variation of the morning humble breakfast and afternoon snacking absolutely unrivaled.  I want to bring back the cake and memories today, recalling those days, our sweet tooth absolutely pampered. Everyone eager to see my mother bamboo tray filled with...

I have been experimenting with Tamarillos lately, making another unfussy dessert for the entire family member. I long for something refreshing other than tamarillos juice, the one that always be real favorite of mine *Jus Belande. Tamarillo is an egg-shaped edible fruit, a family member of tomato, The fruits are very high in vitamin A and C. The flesh of the Tamarillo is tangy and variably sours, with a bold and complex flavor. However, it may be compared to kiwifruit, tomato, guava and passion fruit I came up with an idea of Tamarillos yogurt sorbet, it absolutely perfect choices to fulfill the demand on the summer day.  Apart from that, it becomes important when I imagine that the sorbet could beat my son favorite chocolate ice cream. My excitement to get it on the nail has been polished, I cant effort to see my son react, counter the dessert imperfectly and it became a challenge for me to be honest. I put my effort to make the recipe works b...

Coconut pancake rolls/Dadar gulung is Traditional Indonesian snack that genuinely well-liked to most people in Indonesia , especially in Java.  Dadar literally means “pancake” while Gulung means “rolls” (to roll), a  thin layer delicate pancake made of Pandan flavored batter and then filled with the sweet grated coconut.  The snacks are normally green color which comes from pandan leaves as it added as natural food coloring. The combination of the coconut milk and Pandan extract that hold in the batter are make the snacks extraordinary exotic! Above all, we have so many different kind of traditional Indonesian snack which particularly called as Jajan Pasar .  I made my effort and promise to my self-my family to always be presenting them as precious after the meal, as a companion to our tea/coffee or as our snacking ritual. My husband and I both grew up with these delicious and beautiful traditional snacks.  His most wanted sweet rolls ...

In the midst of the crush of modernity, traditional snacks is a unique culinary culture that should retained ~ Ira Rodrigues. Coconut Banana (Pisang Rai) is one of traditional Balinese heritage snack, it is made from banana which usually be eaten as a breakfast (a traditional breakfast) along with tea/ coffee, on the other hand, its also perfect snack for your afternoon tea/coffee. The bananas are first coated in a homemade batter of rice flour, boiled / steamed and then toppled over with fresh grated coconut .  However, Pisang Rai is Balinese traditional snack that once triumphed within people which now had quite diverse rival whom offered the modern snack such cup cakes, brownies, muffins etc. Most of people who are devoted to a traditional treats have claim that their face trouble finding the vendors who are selling traditional snacks . However, the easiest way that we could possibly able to find them is at traditional market .   Bea...