Opor Ayam is a traditional dish of celebration at Eid ul-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, or Lebaran as it is called on Java. Some recipes for this widespread dish include tumeric, while some do not, but without it the dish is grey in colour and less celebratory, to my eyes. Opor Ayam is not particulary [...]
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Javanese Vegetables Dressed with Coconut
Posted in Southeast Asia, Vegetables, tagged corn-free, egg-free, fish-free, gluten-free, javanese, nut-free, soy-free, urap, vegan, vegetarian on 9 October 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This version of urap has a complex mix of flavours an unusual almost-crunchiness. The cuisine of Java is typically sweeter and less hot than that of many of its neighbours, but this dish does have some heat to it, via a few seeded red chilies. For good presentation and interesting mouthfeel it is important to [...]










