Indonesian Rice Recipes

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 rice, they reach for shallots, garlic, candlenut, lemongrass, kecap manis and sambal, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are simmering, steaming, frying and boiling.

The everyday grain for half the planet — a neutral base that soaks up the flavours around it, from pilafs to fried rice. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, coconut milk, fine sea salt, lime leaves, onion and citrus juice or vinegar. The dishes here span indonesian classics ready in as little as 30 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.