gula Recipe Ideas – Family Meals Made Simple

Find easy and affordable recipes featuring gula. Great for lunch, dinner, or meal prep.

Recipes with gula

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Lemper Chicken filled with shredded chicken (cooking sticky rice filled with shredded chicken)

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Spiced stir-fried tempeh

Orek Tempeh is a traditional Indonesian dish that combines lightly fried tempeh with long beans stir-fried in aromatic spices like garlic, shallots, galangal, and bay leaves. Its signature savory-sweet taste comes from a blend of sweet soy sauce, soy sauce, and oyster sauce, with a mild heat from green and red chilies. The crispy tempeh paired with slightly crunchy beans creates a balanced and appetizing dish. Orek Tempeh is best served as a side dish with warm steamed rice.

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Sweet and spicy dry tempeh

This Sweet and Spicy Dry Tempeh offers a harmony of textures: tempeh fried until dry and crispy combined with peanuts and crispy anchovies—each bite delivers a satisfying crunch. The sweet touch of brown sugar and sweet soy sauce blends with the warmth of spices like shallots, garlic, and fresh chilies, then enhanced by the distinctive aroma of bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves, and galangal. The slowly thickening sweet and spicy spices coat the tempeh, peanuts, and anchovies with layers of flavor full of character: fresh, warm, spicy, and sweet in one unforgettable deliciousness—perfect as a companion to warm rice or a delicious snack anytime.

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Fried quail eggs and green beans with chili sauce

Sambal Goreng Egg Quail dan Panjang Beans is a perfect blend of sweet, spicy, and savory that captivates the palate. Fresh green beans combine with tiny quail eggs, served in a rich chili sauce—its aroma is tempting with the spices of the Indonesian archipelago. Each bite presents a harmony of textures: the fresh crunch of the beans, the soft and chewy taste of the quail eggs, and layers of warm, kissable flavors that penetrate deep into the heart. The vibrant red color of the chili sauce is captivating, promising a tantalizing explosion of flavors from the first glance. This dish is more than just a side dish—it is a small, warm feast, perfect for adding joy to the dinner table.

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Braised Chicken with Ginger and Onion

The unique spicy flavor of galangal, the sweetness of onions and the tenderness of bone-in chicken are perfectly blended. Galangal enhances the flavor and freshness, and onions are fried until slightly burnt to emit a rich aroma. Paired with the fried chicken, the chicken absorbs the essence of galangal and onions, with a rich taste. Every bite is full of freshness and fragrance, which is endless aftertaste.

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Donkey-hide gelatin stewed with jujube syrup

Donkey-hide gelatin stewed with jujube, longan and wolfberry is a nourishing food therapy recipe. It nourishes blood and improves qi and blood deficiency • Donkey-hide gelatin: It is a traditional blood tonic, rich in collagen and various amino acids, which can promote hemoglobin synthesis and improve anemia, pale complexion and other problems. • Jujube is rich in iron, and longan (longan) contains glucose, iron and B vitamins. Both can help supplement hematopoietic raw materials and enhance the blood tonic effect. • Wolfberry contains polysaccharides and iron, which can help regulate qi and blood. The combination can enhance the blood nourishing effect. It is suitable for people with qi and blood deficiency and easy fatigue. Donkey-hide gelatin is sweet and mild in nature, which can nourish yin and moisten dryness, relieve dry mouth and insomnia caused by yin deficiency; wolfberry can nourish the liver and kidney, improve the essence and eyesight, and longan can nourish the heart and spleen, calm the mind and improve intelligence. • The combination of the three can help improve symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, and insomnia caused by insufficient yin and blood. Calming the mind and regulating sleep • Longan meat has been used to calm the mind and help sleep since ancient times. Combined with the nourishing effect of donkey-hide gelatin, it has a certain effect on alleviating insomnia and palpitations caused by deficiency of both heart and spleen and insufficient blood in the heart. It is suitable for people with high stress and poor sleep quality. 4. Supplement nutrition and enhance physical fitness • The ingredients contain vitamins (such as vitamin C, B group), minerals (iron, potassium, zinc, etc.) and polysaccharides, which can provide the body with a variety of nutrients. It is especially suitable for women who need to recuperate the second day after the end of their menstrual period and after childbirth. Precautions • This diet therapy is warm and nourishing. People with damp-heat constitution and prone to getting angry need to eat a small amount to avoid symptoms such as dry mouth and constipation; • Donkey-hide gelatin is greasy. People with weak spleen and stomach and poor digestive function are recommended to use spleen-strengthening ingredients (such as tangerine peel) or reduce the dosage.

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Yogurt Blueberry Mousse Cup

~ Blueberry yogurt mousse cup, the upper layer of yogurt mousse is light and smooth, wrapped in a light milky aroma; the lower layer of blueberry mousse is dense, the sour and sweet fruity aroma goes straight into the nose, and the blueberry flesh jumps to add a chewy feeling~ ~ In the afternoon sun, enjoy it with a book, and your taste buds will wander with it; serve it to friends at a small gathering, exquisite appearance + delicious, easily ignite the atmosphere; take a bite when you are tired from overtime, the sour and sweet taste will dispel the boredom, recharge your taste buds and mood, and start a delicious moment at any time.

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Shredded Chicken Serundeng

grated coconut fried to a golden hue blends harmoniously with the tender shredded chicken. Each piece of serundeng brings a balance of sweetness from the brown sugar, a touch of sourness from the tamarind juice, and the warmth of the spices—shallots, garlic, red chilies, cayenne pepper, turmeric, and coriander—that permeate throughout. The fragrance of lime leaves, galangal, and lemongrass envelops the overall aroma, creating an alluring tropical fragrance. The flavor is a dance of textures: crunchy, savory, and fragrant, with layers of complex flavors—sweet, savory, spicy, and fresh—perfect for accompanying warm rice or as a relaxing snack. This dish redefines a classic, remaining familiar yet leaving a deep flavor trail.

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Palembang-Style Catfish Soup

Pindang Ikan Patin, a specialty of Palembang, is a spicy and sour soup with chunks of patin fish cooked in a spiced broth—pineapple, roasted candlenuts, lemongrass, galangal, ginger, and turmeric—plus shallots, garlic, tomatoes, and cayenne peppers. It is seasoned with salt, mushroom broth, and sugar, and finished with basil leaves for a fresh aroma. The sweet and sour taste of pineapple combines with the warmth of the spices and the heat of the cayenne pepper, creating a dish that is fresh, rich in flavor, and delicious when eaten warm.

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Braised Eggs

Telur Bacem is a traditional Javanese dish featuring cooked eggs in a sweet and savory sauce. It's made by boiling eggs in a mixture of sweet soy sauce, brown sugar, spices such as coriander, shallots, garlic, ginger, galangal, lemongrass, and bay leaves, then cooking until the sauce reduces and the eggs are completely absorbed. The result: rich, brown eggs that are perfect as a side dish with warm rice or as a casual snack.