Indonesian Cooking: Satays, Sambals and More [Indonesian Cookbook, 81 Recipes] Hardcover – March 10, 2012

This is a cookbook with interesting fresh looking recipes . I can't wait to try some of the dishes with theunusual spice combinations . Everything looks so inviting and light with a lot of vegetables to enjoy .

I fancy myself a domestic goddess. Unfortunately, others in my social circle also covet this divine status, leaving me no choice but to showcase my superior culinary skills over thoughtfully planned dinner parties. My dinner parties are designed around themes that transport guests to exotic times and locations. Inspired by Woody Allen's latest movie, I hosted a dinner last month called "Midnight in Paris", where I served three courses that each corresponded to a golden era in Paris. We started with a contemporary dungeness crab salade, followed by coq au von from the Jazz age, and finished off with an 1890s Crêpes Suzette.Last weekend, the theme for my V-Day feast was "Eat Pray Love". Naturally, I needed a recipe that would lead my guests to Bali. After browsing through dozens of unpromising recipes and foreign language sites, I landed on this title from Tuttle. Having had zero experience with Indonesian food, I was worried that I would have no control over the taste or the appearance of any dish from this cookbook. This worry turned out to be unnecessary, because each recipe is accompanied by a gorgeous colored photo and the author breaks her cooking instructions down into simple steps.Since "Love" is the final chapter of the "Eat Pray Love" journey, I used the Banana Chiffon Cake or "Kue Pisang" recipe for dessert. What a crowd pleaser! Many thanks, Chef Dina Yuen, for giving us a taste of Bali on the most romantic day of the year.P.S. I cannot wait to knock everyone's socks off with the Tamarind Glazed Fish and the Betawi Beef Soup.

I purchased this for my friends birthday because he had mentioned an interest in Indonesian food. He was very happy with the book.

I don't even know where to be begin. This book was very much in need of a food editor and someone other than the author to test the recipes. On the pro side there are a few good recipes (the Savory Flat Rice Noodles are excellent as is the recipe for water spinach) and the photography is lovely, if a bit off. On the con side there are many more problems.First off, the need for a food editor. The Buckwheat Noodle Soup Recipe? It doesn't call for buckwheat noodles - just regular somen noodles. And the garnishes include raw bitter melon and raw garlic, both of which are overwhelming if you actually eat them uncooked in such a delicate broth. Some of the other recipes seems half finished. The Mushroom Medley Soup calls for inordinate amount of salt along with vegetable stock and soy sauce.Now for a pet peeve of mine (which may not bother other people) - I want the picture representing the recipe to actually be that recipe. In a rather disproportionate number of photos this isn't the case. There are ingredients in the photo that aren't listed in the recipe and vice versa. I see bean sprouts... not an ingredient, I see red onions... not an ingredient... on the flip side I see an ingredient that should be easily visible and it's not in the picture. As lovely as the photographs are they make me not trust the recipes.I could not recommend this book for any novice cook but if you are experienced and can spot things out of place it's not a bad purchase. A generous 2.5 stars.

I love this book

I lived in Indonesia for four years when I was younger and it was great to finally get to taste the flavors of my childhood again. I was so excited to find an amazing book about Indonesian cuisine with such great recipes that I bought one for both my sister and mother.Thank you for bringing back such wonderful memories.

I am very excited as my mother is Indonesian and I grew up eating the wonderful variety of foods. I am Dutch ( My father) served in Indonesia, ultimately marrying my mother. My Sister and I were born in Holland, and non the less spent our entire lives eating the delicious food of Indonesia. I am ecstatic to own this book, so that I may fill some of the gaps now that mom has passed on. it is a treasure.

I really like the selections of recipes. As a Dutch-indonesian, I like to see different variations of recipes that I know and the selections in this book are really good. Thank you.

J'adore la cuisine indonésienne.C'est probablement celle que je classerais en premier dans les cuisines du monde. Elle hérite de la cuisine indienne, et de la cuisine chinoise.Pendant longtemps, mon rêve était de faire un voyage là bas pour faire un stage chez un chef, mais ça ne se fera probablement jamais.Mais maintenant on trouve beaucoup de livres de recettes et des tutos sur internet.Parlons du livre et de la raison pour laquelle je n'ai mis que 4 étoiles :Le livre est décapant. Il y a des recettes là dedans que je ne connaissais pas, et auxquelles je n'aurais jamais pensées.Mais il y a des recettes tellement européanisées qu'on peut douter qu'elles fussent un jour indonésiennes dont les salades.En voici une : salade de saumon fumé à l'avocat ! j'ai googlisé, et il y a certes une espèce de saumon qui vit dans les mers australes, mais c'est une espèce protégée et on n'en trouve pas sur les étals.Aux philippines en tous cas, je n'en n'ai pas vu. Alors de là à les fumer….Quant à la recette en elle même, il faudrait m'expliquer quels marqueurs de l'Indonésie elle a, a part le nom sur la recette.L'auteure en tous cas, est talentueuse, semble avoir vraiment appris la cuisine en Indonésie, contrairement à moi, et ses recettes ont toutes l'air délicieuses, même si elles ne sont peut-être pas toutes authentiques, d'où mes 4 étoilesDepuis peu de temps, je suis entré dans la liste des 500 premiers commentateurs d'Amazon France, et je me rapproche lentement des premières places. C'est une distinction qui ne me rapporte rien, mais qui m'honore, parce que je mets un point d'honneur à faire connaitre mon expérience aux futurs clients.Donc quelle que soit votre opinion sur mon commentaire, soyez sympa, faites la connaitre pour que je puisse continuer à avancer dans ce palmarès.Cordialement.

I really wanted recipes for dishes to include in a typical Ristafel. This is not the book for that, but some good recipes, in any case.

good recipes.

awesome recipes and interesting stories

Good book well explained. Some of the ingredients are quite specialist and may be hard to find in some areas. Worth buying