Indonesia Street Food Compilation - Jakarta Edition

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

tapioca starch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: cornstarch

Arrowroot is a natural thickener, while cornstarch is more commonly available.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces salt intake, while tamari is gluten-free.

chili sauce

🥗Healthier: sriracha

💰Cheaper: hot sauce

Sriracha offers a similar flavor with a unique twist, while hot sauce is widely available.

Prepare bakso by mixing beef surimi and forming into meatballs.

Cook the meatballs in a broth until done.

Prepare gado gado by mixing tempeh with peanut sauce and serving it.

Make kerak telor by cooking glutinous rice with egg and topping it with serundeng, fried shallots, and dried shrimp.

Stir-fry pre-cooked rice with cooking oil or margarine, adding kecap manis, shallot, garlic, ground shrimp paste, tamarind, and chilli, along with egg, chicken, and prawns.

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