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Tarla Dalal
06 December, 2024

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Gado Gado is a brilliant Indonesian salad of crunchy and juicy veggies drowned in a multi-flavored peanut sauce. The sweet, tangy and spicy sauce has an exciting mouth-feel thanks to the rustic texture of peanuts and the succulence of sautéed onions.
Here, we have combined the traditional Gado Galad salad components with rice and a crispy garnish, to make a mouth-watering one-dish meal . Arrange the Gado Gado with Rice just before serving. Till then, keep the salad chilled to retain the crunch of the veggies.
Here are a few wholesome salads that could double up as a qucik meal - Hot and Sour Noodle and Vegetable Salad , Grilled Feta and Pita Salad , Garlicky Potato and Spinach Salad , Penne Salad in Basil Dressing and Tabbouleh .
Gado Gado with Rice, Indonesian Gado Gado recipe - How to make Gado Gado with Rice, Indonesian Gado Gado
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Preparation Time
25 Mins
Cooking Time
6 Mins
Total Time
31 Mins
Makes
6 servings
Ingredients
To Be Mixed Into A Salad and Chilled
1/2 cup diagonally cut and blanched French beans
1/2 cup blanched and diagonally cut carrot
1/2 cup cucumber cubes
1/2 cup shredded cabbage
1/2 tsp powdered sugar
salt to taste
For The Peanut Sauce
3/4 cup roasted peanuts
1 tbsp jaggery (gur)
1 tbsp tamarind (imli) water
1/2 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
2 tsp oil
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
For Serving
For The Garnish
Method
For the peanut sauce
- Combine the roasted peanuts, jaggery, tamarind water, chilli powder and salt along with approx. 6 tbsp of water in a mixer and blend it till smooth.
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the onions and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
- Add the peanut mixture and 1¼ cups of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 minutes.
- Divide it into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
How to proceed
- Divide the rice into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
- Divide the salad into 4 equal portions and keep aside.
- Just before serving, place a portion of rice on a serving plate, pour a portion of the peanut sauce on it, then a portion of the salad and garnish it with papad and potato wafer.
- Serve immediately.
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Arun Kumar Jain
March 13, 2025, midnight

Tarla Dalal
March 13, 2025, midnight
Arun thanks for the feedback !!! keep reviewing recipes, articles you loved.

Mariam Memon
March 13, 2025, midnight
Thank you for your tips In fact last night I cooked karela Mauritian style with onions derived red chillies garlic ginger and seasonings and cooked till a little crispy Great tips and beneficial

Loves Food
March 13, 2025, midnight
This is a classic salad and we have it as a meal. Skip the potatoes and use loads of peanut sauce and papad.