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Indonesian Gado-Gado – Vegetable Salad with Rich Peanut Sauce
Steamed and raw vegetables with tofu, boiled egg and tempeh, all dressed in a luxurious warm peanut sauce.
⏱ 50 min🔥 460 kcalMedium
★4.7(11,600)
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Indonesian Potatoes Recipes
13 recipes using potatoes — Nasi goreng, rendang, satay — the flavours of 17,000 islands.
These 13 indonesian potatoes recipes are ready in about 57 minutes on average, with 180–580 kcal per serving, and 38% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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57 min
average time
442 kcal
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38%
easy recipes
How Indonesian cuisine cooks with potatoes
Indonesian cooking is rich and aromatic, building deep spice pastes that slow-cook into coconut-laced curries and sweet-savoury grilled dishes. When Indonesian cooks work with potatoes, they reach for shallots, garlic, candlenut, lemongrass, kecap manis and sambal, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, boiling, frying and steaming.
The comforting carbohydrate that roasts, mashes, fries and bakes its way into cuisines worldwide. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, coconut milk, bean sprouts, hard-boiled eggs, tamarind paste and kecap manis. The dishes here span indonesian classics ready in as little as 40 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Gado-Gado is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 2,380 ratings.
13 Indonesian Potatoes Recipes
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Gado-Gado
Indonesia's celebrated peanut sauce salad: a colourful platter of blanched vegetables, boiled eggs and tofu dressed in a rich, spiced peanut sauce.
⏱ 45 min🔥 490 kcalEasy
★4.6(978)
salad
Gado-Gado
Indonesia's beloved salad of blanched vegetables, tofu, tempeh, and hard-boiled eggs, all smothered in a rich, sweet-spicy peanut sauce.
⏱ 40 min🔥 420 kcalEasy
★4.7(534)
salad
Gado-Gado
Indonesian mixed vegetable salad with peanut dressing — vibrant, textured, satisfying.
⏱ 50 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.9(2,380)
snack
Perkedel
Indonesian potato fritters with onion and spices — golden, fluffy, perfect snack.
⏱ 45 min🔥 180 kcalEasy
★4.8(1,340)
dinner
Kare
Indonesian curry with potatoes, eggs, and meat — aromatic, warming, easy.
⏱ 80 min🔥 480 kcalEasy
★4.8(1,560)
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Gado-Gado (Indonesian Vegetable Salad with Peanut Sauce)
Indonesia's beloved composed salad of blanched vegetables, tofu, tempeh and boiled egg drenched in a warm, spicy peanut sauce.
⏱ 45 min🔥 580 kcalMedium
★4.8(940)
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Perkedel (Indonesian Potato Patties)
Soft Indonesian potato patties seasoned with nutmeg, scallions, and fried shallots — a Dutch-colonial comfort food beloved across Java.
⏱ 50 min🔥 220 kcalEasy
★4.7(634)
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Aceh Smoky Tomato Traybake
Aceh Smoky Tomato Traybake turns indonesian pantry flavors into a complete traybake with sweet potatoes, coconut milk, kecap manis, chiles and peanuts, and a fresh lime leaves finish.
⏱ 51 min🔥 506 kcalMedium
★4.3(6,696)
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Indonesian Homestyle Smoky Tomato Traybake
Indonesian Homestyle Smoky Tomato Traybake brings indonesian flavor to a practical traybake built with sweet potatoes, coconut milk, kecap manis, chiles and peanuts, and a fresh lime leaves finish.
⏱ 55 min🔥 511 kcalMedium
★4.3(6,464)
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Gado-Gado (Indonesian Vegetable Salad with Peanut Sauce)
A vibrant mix of blanched vegetables, tofu, tempeh and hard-boiled egg, smothered in a rich peanut sauce, Indonesia's most famous salad.
⏱ 50 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.6(38)
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Semur Daging (Indonesian Sweet Soy Beef Stew)
Beef slow-braised in a sweet soy and clove-scented sauce until fall-apart tender, a comforting Indonesian stew with Dutch colonial roots.
⏱ 120 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.4(23)
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Siomay (Indonesian Steamed Fish Dumplings with Peanut Sauce)
Steamed dumplings of ground fish and tapioca starch, served with vegetables and a rich peanut sauce, a popular Indonesian street food.
⏱ 60 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.4(24)
Choosing & preparing potatoes
How to choose
Match the type to the dish: floury/starchy potatoes (Maris Piper, russet) for fluffy mash and crisp roasts; waxy ones for salads and gratins that need to hold their shape. Avoid green or sprouting tubers.
Prep & storage
Store cool and dark, never in the fridge. Parboiling then roughing up the edges gives the crunchiest roast potatoes; soaking cut chips removes surface starch for crisper frying.
Nutrition
A filling source of potassium, vitamin C and resistant starch — most of the fibre and nutrients sit just under the skin.
Classic flavour partners: butter, rosemary, garlic, cheese, chives, black pepper
Indonesian Potatoes Recipes — FAQ
How long do Indonesian potatoes recipes take to make?
Most of these 13 Indonesian potatoes recipes are ready in around 57 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Gado-Gado, takes about 40 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 120 minutes.
How many calories are in Indonesian potatoes dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 180 to 580 kcal per serving, averaging 442 kcal — Perkedel is the lightest option at 180 kcal.
What is the easiest Indonesian potatoes recipe for beginners?
Gado-Gado is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 45 minutes. 38% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with potatoes in Indonesian cooking?
In these recipes, potatoes is most often paired with garlic, coconut milk, bean sprouts, hard-boiled eggs, tamarind paste and kecap manis. Indonesian kitchens also lean on shallots, garlic, candlenut, lemongrass, kecap manis and sambal.
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