Original Cooking from DKI Jakarta, Indonesia 

An interesting dish from by-gone days !

Ingredients :
750 g beef rib
1500 ml water, for boiling
3 shallots, 30 g
2 cloves garlic, 10 g
2 red chillies, 20 g
5 g turmeric
10 g ginger
10 g galangal
1 tsp ground coriander, 3 g
1/2 tsp ground cumin
300 g young coconut, grllled, cut finely
1 stalk lemon grass, 25 cm, bruised
2 salam leaves
1 tsp salt, 4 g (or to taste)

Method :

1. Cut beef rib into serving pieces. Boil until tender.
2. Meanwhile make shallots, garlic, red chillies, turmeric, ginger, galangal, coriander, cumin, and roasted coconut into a paste.
3. Add mixture of Step 2 into boiled beef rib. Add lemon grass, salam leaves, and season with salt. Continue cooking until rib is tender.

Note :
6 servings

Source : Selera Magazines, July 1994