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September 20, 2008

Common Indonesian Herbs and Spices for Daily Cooking

Common Indonesian Herbs and Spices for Daily Cooking

Indonesian cuisine is popular with its variety spices and herb use in cooking process. It makes Indonesian cuisine has a very rich on taste. Here there are. I tried to collect them in the list.

If I find another spices or herb which is not included in this list, I’ll add them later.

English

Bahasa Indonesia

Onion

Bawang

Garlic

Bawang putih

Shallot

Bawang merah

(red/green) Chilli

Cabe (merah/hijau), cabe keriting

Hot Chilli

Cabe pedas(rawit)

White pepper

Lada putih

Black pepper

Lada hitam

Green onion

Daun bawang

Turmeric root

Kunyit

Galangal root

Lengkuas

Greater galingale (Kaempferia galanga)

Kencur

Ginger

Jahe

Candle nut

Kemiri

Leek

Daun bawang

Spring onion/green onion

Daun bawang

Turmeric leaf

Daun kunyit

Salam leaf

Daun salam

Cardamom

Kapulaga

Caraway (Carum carvi)

Jinten

Star Anise

Bunga Lawang, Peka

Nutmeg

Pala

Clove

Cengkeh

Fruit of Kepayang Tree

Keluwek/keluwak

Flowering garlic chives

Bunga bawang

Lemongrass

Serai

Lime leaf

Daun jeruk purut

(A kind of) Indonesian very sour lime

Jeruk nipis

Lime

Jeruk limo

Coriander seed/ground

Biji/bubuk ketumbar

Coriander leaf

Daun ketumbar

Curry leaf/ground

Daun kari/ bubuk kari

Lemon Basil leaf

Daun kemangi

Celery leaf

Daun seledri

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum ) seed/ground

Biji/bubuk jintan

Garlic chives

Kucai

Sesame seed

Biji Wijen

Tamarind

Asam Jawa




6 comments:

  1. addition ; coriander = ketumbar, cumin powder = jintan halus

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  2. Thanks for your addition..
    caraway and cumin are different.
    But in Indonesia we just call both, jintan/jinten. I usually use only caraway powder instead of cumin powder

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  3. Ahaa..:)
    Fennel = Adas (Foeniculum vulgare)

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  4. hey diana hmm after see ur blog aku jadi terinspirasi, makasih ^_0

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  5. Permisi numpang nambahin ...

    Kunci = Finger Root

    Biasanya dipake untuk Bakwan Jagung dan Sayur Bayam Bening

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