This is a list of selected dishes found in Indonesian cuisine.
Staple foods
NameImageOrigin/PopularityTypeDescription Bihun Nationwide Rice noodles A thin form of rice noodles (rice vermicelli). Burasa Makassar, South Sulawesi Rice cake Rice and coconut milk cake wrapped in banana leaves. Ketan Nationwide Rice dumpling or rice cake It is made from sticky rice. Ketupat Nationwide Rice dumpling or rice cake It is made from rice packed inside a diamond-shaped container of woven palm leaf pouch. Kwetiau Nationwide Rice noodles A type of noodle made from rice with sprawl-shaped. Lemang Malay and Minangkabau Rice dish A traditional Malay food made of glutinous rice, coconut milk and salt, cooked in a hollowed bamboo stick lined with banana leaves in order to prevent the rice from sticking to the bamboo. Lontong Nationwide Rice dumpling or rice cake Pressed rice cake inside banana wrapping. Mi Nationwide Noodles Food made from unleavened dough which is rolled flat and cut, stretched or extruded, into long strips or strings. Nasi gurih Java and Aceh Rice dish Made by cooking mixture of rice and sticky rice soaked in coconut milk instead of water, along with salt, lemongrass, Indian bay leaf, and pandan leaves to add aroma. Nasi jagung Madura and East Nusa Tenggara Cornmeal Boiled 'rice' substitution made from cornmeal, common in drier parts of Indonesia. Nasi putih Nationwide Steamed rice Steamed rice as staple food. Papeda Eastern Indonesia Congee Sago congee, the staple food of Eastern Indonesia.TamboyoNias, North SumatraRice dumpling or Rice cakeSimilar to ketupat, use sticky rice instead, cooked in coconut milk. Tiwul Java Cassava Boiled 'rice' substitution made from dried cassava.
Main dishes Curries
NameImageOrigin/PopularityTypeDescription Gudeg Yogyakarta and Central Java Curry dish Unripe jackfruit boiled for hours in palm sugar and coconut milk, added with spices for its sweet flavour and brown colour. Served with rice, boiled egg, chicken, and sambal krechek. Gulai Minangkabau / Nationwide Curry dish Indonesian curry characterised with yellow colour from turmeric and coconut milk. The most popular variants of gulai are gulai ayam, gulai kambing, and gulai otak. Gulai ayam Nationwide Curry dish, chicken dish Chicken cooked in a spicy, rich, yellowish, curry-like sauce called gulai. Kalio Minangkabau Curry dish, meat dish A type of rendang that is cooked for a shorter period of time and much of the coconut milk liquid has not evaporated. Kari ayam Nationwide Curry dish, chicken dish A type of curry dish cooked using chicken and spices. Kari domba Malay and Minangkabau Curry dish, meat dish A type of curry dish cooked using lamb or mutton. It is popular during Eid ul-Adha. Kari kambing Nationwide Curry dish, meat dish A type of curry dish prepared with goat meat. Usually served with roti canai. It is popular during Eid ul-Adha. Kari kepala ikan Malay Curry dish, seafood A type of curry dish cooked using head of a red snapper, influenced by Indian and Peranakan cuisine. Kari rajungan East Java Curry dish, seafood A type of curry dish cooked using portunidae. Kari udang Sumatra Curry dish, seafood A type of curry dish cooked using shrimp. Kuwah eungkôt yèe Aceh Curry dish, seafood A shark gulai cooked using herbs and spices that are very distinctive, such as temurui leaves and kaffir lime leaves. Kuwah pliek u Aceh Curry dish An Acehnese gulai-like dish cooked using oilcake, melinjo, long beans, peanuts, papaya leaves, cassava leaves, kecombrang bamboo shoots, snails, and spices. Opor ayam Nationwide Curry dish, chicken dish, meat soup Chicken cooked in coconut milk. Traditionally consumed with ketupat during the Eid ul-Fitr celebration in many parts of Indonesia. Rendang Minangkabau/ Nationwide Curry dish, meat dish Chunks of beef stewed in coconut milk and spicy thick curry gravy. It is usually served during Eid ul-Fitr. Tempoyak ikan patin Palembang Curry dish, seafood Catfish served in sweet and spicy fermented durian curry.
Meals