Pre-order online until TUE Mar 30, 10pm
Pick up on WED Mar 31, 6-7:30pm
With more than 17,000 islands populated by more than 300 different ethnic groups, Indonesian cuisine has incredible breadth, depth and variety. Home of the original “Spice Islands”, Indonesia has been a culinary destination for centuries, sharing spices like nutmeg and clove with the rest of the world while absorbing and reimagining Indian, Chinese, Arabic, Thai and Dutch influences. Indonesian food boasts many unique flavours, textures and ingredients worth exploring, and tonight Javanese Chef Elita shares a few distinctive and authentic Indonesian recipes with The Dep.
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Salad Mangga
Cool, refreshing mango salad with red onion, bell pepper, and cilantro dressing
Nasi Pandan, Ayam Goreng dan Sayur Asem
Slightly sweet and fragrant, Indonesian-style fried chicken legs are simmered with lemongrass, galangal, lime leaf and ginger before being fried until golden. Served with green coconut rice infused with the complex vanilla-like fragrance of pandan leaves, and sayur ssem, a tangy Sundanese soup with big chunks of chayote, jackfruit and corn, along with long beans and candle nuts, and soured with tamarind. A spicy homemade red chili sambal and some fresh cucumber round out the plate.
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Nasi Pandan, Tempe Tofu Bacem dan Sayur Asem
A mix of tempeh and tofu, marinated in coconut water, coriander, galangal, shallots, garlic, bay leaf, sweet soya sauce, and coconut sugar, and then grilled. Served with pandan coconut rice with and sayur ssem.
Singkong Lumer
Sweet cassava pudding made from grated cassava cooked with palm sugar, pandan leaf and topped with creamy coconut milk sauce
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Chicken, Vegan, or 1/2+1/2
Indonesian Dinner — $48 for 2 • $90 for 4
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ORDERING FOR THIS EVENT IS NOW CLOSED. PICK-UP IS WED 6-7:30PM
Elita learned her craft from several generations of family chefs; her grandmother founded a popular noodle restaurant in Central Jakarta that has been a local staple for over 3 decades, and now owns a noodle factory in Indonesia. Her Mother continued the restaurant business with Elita at her hip. Those indelible experiences have inspired Elita to bring her own authentic Indonesian meals to Toronto. As a food entrepreneur, she has catered for the Indonesian embassy and has recently launched NaiNai Noodles, an Indonesian noodle bar and take out restaurant on King St. W.
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