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Nasi gandul

🇮🇩 A dish from Indonesia

Nasi gandul, a dish from Indonesia
Gunawan Kartapranata · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nasi gandul or in Javanese sega gandhul is a rice dish served in rich, sweet, savoury and spicy beef soup, specialty of Pati Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Nasi gandul consists of steamed rice topped with slices of beef served in spicy soup with savoury flavour in golden-brownish colour.

What gives it away

🥘Main ingredientssteamed rice, beef, coconut milk, palm sugar, garlic, lemongrass, spices
🔥Cooking methodbeef simmered in spiced broth, served over rice
👅Flavour & stylesweet, savoury, mildly spicy, golden-brown gravy
🕒When it’s eatenhearty lunch or dinner, often served on banana leaf

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Where does Nasi gandul come from?
Nasi gandul is a dish that originated in Indonesia.
What is Nasi gandul?
Nasi gandul or in Javanese sega gandhul is a rice dish served in rich, sweet, savoury and spicy beef soup, specialty of Pati Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. Nasi gandul consists of steamed rice topped with slices of beef served in spicy soup with savoury flavour in golden-brownish colour.