Budget-Friendly galangal Recipes – Save Money, Eat Well
Cooking with galangal doesn’t have to be expensive. Try these cheap, tasty, and filling recipes.
Recipes with galangal
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.
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.
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.
Sambal Goreng Ati Kentang is an Indonesian side dish that is rich in aroma and makes for a great addition to rice: cleaned chicken liver is cooked with diced fried potatoes, stinky beans, and a spicy ground spice mix. Bay leaves, lime leaves, lemongrass, galangal, and ginger provide a strong aroma of spices, while brown sugar and a little coconut milk create a savory-sweet flavor balanced with a spicy sensation.
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.
This kampung-style jackfruit curry dish is rich in flavor and feels “homemade”: tender boiled jackfruit is combined with tofu and chicken feet, then cooked in a fragrant curry-spiced coconut milk sauce. The fragrance of lemongrass, galangal, and bay leaves makes the sauce savory and warm, with a touch of sweet brown sugar balancing the flavors.
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Tender pork ribs are cooked in a savoury, aromatic broth, then stacked into a dramatic “volcano” shape and finished with a bold, spicy dressing poured from the top for maximum flavour in every bite.
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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.