Klepon (Sweet Coconut Rice Balls)

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups glutinous powder
• ¾ cup lukewarm water
• 2-3 drops green food coloring
• 8 tsp. grated Java dark brown sugar
• 1 cup fresh-grated coconut, mixed with ½ tsp. salt

Directions:

1. Mix the rice powder with the lukewarm water and green food coloring into a firm but flexible dough.
2. Pull off one full teaspoon of the dough and shape it into a ball with approximately 1-inch in diameter.
3. Push a finger into the center of the ball to make a hole, and put in approximately ½ tsp. of the grated sugar. Seal, and roll it back into the ball shape with the palms of your hands. Prepare all the balls and set them aside.
4. Prepare a pot half filled with water and bring it to a boil.
5. Drop the balls into the boiling water. Remove the balls with a spoon once they float to the water surface and then roll the balls in the grated coconut.
6. Serve at room temperature.

*This recipe makes 30 rice balls.

(Source: indonesianfoodonline.com)

Mie Goreng Jawa (Javanesse Fried Noodles)

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp vegetable oil for frying
• 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 3 white onions, finely sliced
• 200 grams of boiled beef, cut into small
• 100 grams of shrimp
• 150 cc beef broth
• 100 grams of cabbage, finely sliced
• 100 grams of bean sprouts, clean it
• salt as necessary
• pepper as necessary
• 2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
• 250 grams of wet noodles
• 1 tbsp sliced of celery leaves
• 1 tbsp fried onion.

Instruction:

1. Heat oil, fry and stir the garlic and sliced onions until it smells delicious/fragrant.
2. Enter the shrimp and meat, stir well until cooked. Pour the beef broth.
3. Enter all the vegetables and spices. Cook until the vegetables wilt. Enter noodles and stir briefly. Lift. Put on the plate you have prepared.
4. Put the sliced celery leaves and fried onion on it. Served hot with chili sauce and pickles.
5. Enjoy.

(Source: indonesianfoodonline.com)

Risoles

Ingredients:

• 250 gr flour
• 70 gr butter
• 1 egg
• 2 pieces of chicken legs
• 100 gr carrot
• 50 gr scallions
• 4 pieces of shallots
• 2 pieces of garlic
• 15cc sweet soy-sauce
• 200 gr bread crumbs
• salt

Direction:

1. Mix 1/2 of the egg with flour and butter
2. Form thin layer of squares - for wrappers
3. Remove the bones from the chicken legs, cut into small pieces
4. Skin carrots, boil until half done, and cut into tiny pieces. Cut scallions into tiny pieces.
5. Grind shallots and garlic.
6. Heat pan with butter. Put in shallots and garlic.
7. In a couple of minutes, put in chicken
8. Stir a little bit, and put in carrots, scallions. Mix evenly.
9. Add salt and pepper to taste, add sweet soy-sauce. Cook until chicken is done.
10. Put 1 spoon of the result above into each square. Wrap it.
11. Dip it in the 1/2 egg left, pour flour.
12. Heat oil in a pan. Deep fry the risoles on medium heat until golden brown.
13. Serve with hot chili pepper.

(Source: indo.com/restaurants/recipe)