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Indonesian Potatoes Recipes

6 recipes using potatoes — Nasi goreng, rendang, satay — the flavours of 17,000 islands.

These 6 indonesian potatoes recipes are ready in about 67 minutes on average, with 220–520 kcal per serving, and 50% 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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67 min

average time

413 kcal

avg per serving

50%

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 hard-boiled eggs, garlic, kecap manis, green beans, white cabbage and bean sprouts. The dishes here span indonesian classics ready in as little as 40 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.

6 Indonesian Potatoes Recipes

Lunch

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

Salads

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

Dinner

Kare

Indonesian curry with potatoes, eggs, and meat — aromatic, warming, easy.

⏱ 80 min🔥 480 kcalEasy

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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

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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

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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

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 6 Indonesian potatoes recipes are ready in around 67 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 220 to 520 kcal per serving, averaging 413 kcal — Perkedel (Indonesian Potato Patties) is the lightest option at 220 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 40 minutes. 50% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.

What goes well with potatoes in Indonesian cooking?

In these recipes, potatoes is most often paired with hard-boiled eggs, garlic, kecap manis, green beans, white cabbage and bean sprouts. Indonesian kitchens also lean on shallots, garlic, candlenut, lemongrass, kecap manis and sambal.