The main ingredients for the plain Nasi Goreng include pre-cooked rice, soy sauce, garlic, shallot and some spring onions for garnishing. Rice used to make Nasi Goreng is cooked ahead of time and left to cool down (so it is not soggy).

The “restaurant” version of Nasi Goreng is a meal in itself, typically including prawns or chicken and egg sometimes served with prawn crackers (“krupuk udang”). The variety is a basic menu item in Indonesian, Malaysian, and Singaporean restaurants worldwide.

So we welcome you to enjoy and taste one of the best Nasi Goreng in Bali at Rio Restaurant!

The condiments are the most exciting part of the dish. Hard boiled eggs, frikadel potatoes, shallot flakes, mung bean noodles, lime wedges, shrimp paste with chili, bitter nut crackers (emping melinjo), beansprouts, chopped spring onions and shredded chicken meat with dash of sweet soy sauce.

A hallmark of Indonesian cuisine and is often presented on celebration like birthday or any official ceremonies in Indonesia. Served mostly in a cone shaped way with various side dishes such as fried chickens, eggs, sambal goreng hati, slice of cucumber.

Following are some lovely Indonesia cuisines that’s worth a try when you visit Indonesia …

Kari Ayam (Chicken Curry)

The first look of this beautiful dish, accentuated with a pale yellowish color will tempt any palate. There are several ‘version’ of Kari Ayam – Java has more sweet taste Kari Ayam whilst Sumatra version tastes stronger. In spite of the name “curry”, this dish does not use Indian curry spice, and is actually a spicy but sweet dish. Upon a first taste, you will feel the smoothness of the coconut milk that blends well with the numerous spices used. The tenderness and strong taste up to the last bite of the meat will leave you aghast and picturing the long and tedious preparation of this wonderful cuisine.

Almost everywhere in Indonesia you can find those five dishes sold either in small warung (simple food institution), food stall in the shopping mall or even in the fancy restaurant and hotel.

Especially for Nasi Goreng, Mie Goreng and Ayam Goreng – they are so popular and become staple food of many Indonesian household by all accounts. For most Indonesian, their breakfast is never complete without a plate of Nasi Goreng (although few indonesian are now big fan of western style breakfast toast, cereal and milk which are more practical way of having breakfast).
There are many versions of Nasi Goreng, to name a few Nasi Goreng Jawa, Nasi Goreng Kambing, Nasi Goreng Seafood, Nasi Goreng Terasi, Nasi Goreng Ikan Teri and so forth. Likewise Bakmie Goreng also comes with various genre : Mie Goreng Ayam, Mie Goreng Kambing,Bakmie Goreng Seafood and many more. The culture of eating Bakmie Goreng by most of Indonesian has inspired giant food company Indofood to produce wide range of instant fried noodle with different flavors.
Satay is a great Indonesian street food that has been regarded as one of best Indonesian culinary treasure. Most often made with chicken, beef or lamb, satay is commonly served with sambal kacang a spicy peanut sauce, and acar ketimun, a simple cucumber pickle.

Another much loved Indonesian meat dishes is Rendang (beef simmered in coconut milk), originated in the Padang cuisine of west-central Sumatra. Unlike Nasi Goreng, Bakmie Goreng and Ayam Goreng that can easily cooked at home, both Satay and Rendang requires more expertise, experience and cooking time, therefore people prefer buying it from warung or restaurant.
All the above most popular dishes that originated in Indonesia are now common across most of Asia. Especially Satay & beef rendang are also favored in Malaysia and Singapore.

Rio Bar & Grill takes pride in serving some of the best Indonesian Satay including the popular Balinese Sate Lilit , Nasi Goreng and Bakmie Goreng alongside its western specialties such as steak, meat grill and pasta.