Recipes from our kitchen

Gado-Gado

Indonesian vegetables, tofu and tempeh with our homemade peanut sauce

Indonesian favourite

A favourite from our cooking class

Gado-Gado is one of Indonesia's best-loved vegetable dishes. It combines fresh vegetables, tofu, tempeh and a rich, creamy peanut sauce.

During our cooking class at Oemah Tepi Sawah, we prepare the peanut sauce from scratch and serve it with a colourful selection of ingredients.

The exact vegetables may change depending on what is fresh and available locally.

Gado-Gado with tofu, tempeh, vegetables and homemade peanut sauce at Oemah Tepi Sawah
Gado-Gado prepared for our cooking class at Oemah Tepi Sawah

Peanut sauce

Ingredients

  • • 250 g fried peanuts
  • • 125 g palm sugar
  • • 1 medium-sized potato, steamed until soft
  • • 8 cloves garlic
  • • 5 red chillies
  • • 500 ml coconut milk
  • • Salt, to taste

Step by step

How we make it

  1. 1

    Gently fry the garlic and red chillies until fragrant.

  2. 2

    Blend the peanuts together with the fried garlic, fried chillies and steamed potato until smooth.

  3. 3

    Transfer the mixture to a pan and cook it gently over medium heat.

  4. 4

    Add the palm sugar and a little salt, then gradually stir in the coconut milk.

  5. 5

    Keep stirring while the sauce cooks. Once it starts to simmer and becomes smooth and slightly thick, the peanut sauce is ready.

At Oemah Tepi Sawah

How we serve Gado-Gado

We serve the peanut sauce with a colourful combination of vegetables and traditional Indonesian favourites:

Fried tempeh
Fried tofu
Boiled potatoes
Boiled eggs
Lightly cooked vegetables
Seasonal local vegetables

Dewi's tip

Take your time when cooking the peanut sauce. Stirring it gently gives it the smooth, creamy texture that makes Gado-Gado so delicious.

Cook with us in Bali

Want to make Gado-Gado yourself?

Join our evening cooking class at Oemah Tepi Sawah and learn how to prepare traditional Indonesian dishes together with us.

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