Thread: Ayam Goreng Mente - Recipe

Sorry, should have explained better. It was fried chicken with a light batter, cashews. small bits of brocolli, onion, carrot all in a kind of broth and served in a bowl with a side dish of rice. We had it on several occasions at the Adi Dharma Restaurant on Legian Street. It was listed under Balinese Dishes. Delicious. :D :D

The one Balilife described above would be called: "Ayam Goreng Jawa" or almost similar to "Ayam Mbo Berek" which is very popular in Jakarta that it has its own Restaurant. But it has to be accompanied by its special sambal "bajak" and should be eaten with your fingers... Yummy... :)

My mother in law used to do something with the thickened bumbu after the chicken was removed from it. If I remember correctly, she used to mix shredded coconut with it (now I'm doubting myself) and then fry it.. It used to come out like a crumbly golden thing that you'd crumble over your rice.. Or was that from empal?? Now I'm confused.. Actually I think it was empal, which is essentially made on the same premise, first you boil or simmer beef in bumbu (spices) til tender, then fry it - I love tender empal..

BUT, my favourite indonesian dish, which I haven't had for years is Belado Sapi.. I know you can het Ikan belado, telur belado everywhere, but I LOVE beef belado.. My mother in law, who like many indonesians, can eat chillis like french fries, used to make it in perth and it was the hottest thing I've ever eaten. It seriously used to make me ill in that when I ate it, after about 10 minutes, it felt like my stomach had boiling water in it. But I could never resist, it was one of the best things I've ever eaten.. But my god, I used to suffer for it.. With no further ellaboration required.. Everywhere I go, I still ask for that dish, but they never have it.. A tante in vancouver from an indo restaurant made it for me once and it was good - but the meat was too crispy - I still like the meat to have a flesh like texture, rather than a krupuk texture..

Mmm, hungry now.. Ever since I got back from vancouver I've been eating with my mates at a place called HW.. Great nasi goreng jawa.. Be back there today, for the 3rd consecutive day.. I think my waist is expanding.. :(

Ct

It's just past 5 am here and reading the detailed description of all the dishes here - I am now very hungry.
Empal, Nasi Goreng Jawa (love it!) and yes, sapi belado or even eggs belado (red curry-like sauce), all accompanied with white rice - soooo...spicy but you'll look for more.
Can't wait to be in Jkt now in less than 2 weeks!

Hi Waterlily and others,

What a coincidence... I have just returned from a stay at the Adi Dharma hotel in Bali and have come searching for the Ayam Goreng Mente recipe :) Fancy stumbling across your post!

The Ayam Goreng Mente was absolutely delicious. I had planned to eat the dish a second time, but became unwell towards the end of the trip. Did you have any luck finding a good recipe? I'm almost tempted to write to the AD kitchen.

I was going to take part in Indonesian cooking lessons while I was there. Shame I didn't :(

Thanks,

elle