1945 Indonesian Restaurant

 Updated 12/04/13 - 1945 is no longer operating, what a pity !! =(

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Most Indonesian restaurants can be found around Eastern suburbs (Kingsford, Randwick, Maroubra, Kensington). I am a little surprised to find an Indonesian restaurant, called 1945 ** in Pyrmont area (near Star City casino). It is actually a really good news for me, if  I need to get my Indo dose fixed I can jump to Pyrmont after work.

I describe 1945 as Indonesian style tapas, dishes come small and we can order as many as we like to try a bit of everything from the menu. If you are unfamiliar with the dishes, I will recommend the Rijsttafel menu (set menu) to save you time in deciding what you want.

The menu is listed in old style Indonesian (talking bout my grandma's era, Dutch time) & English. At first, I was reading the Indonesian titles, it was kinda fun and exciting to read old style Indonesian....then my brain seems to be digesting the meaning of the titles at turtle speed. It was hard hahaha, I read it perfectly then I need extra minutes to translate the real meaning of the titles. So I gave up and read the English titles instead.

Apologies for not taking fantastic photos, we actually ordered many more but the rest of the photos are quite blurry, blame my baby camera for posing a strike.
If anyone got good tips on taking food photos @ night, please share it with me/ email. Thanks....=)

** 1945 is a very special year for Indonesians, it is the year of our independence after a long period of Dutch colonialisation. Our independence day is 17/08/1945. Several Indonesian dishes are influenced by Dutch.

1945 menu

Tahu Isi - Fried stuffed tofu (vegies inside), fried to perfection, crunchy & using fresh oil (yeah..I am a little paranoia when it comes to fried stuff hehehe, somehow I can tell if they use recyled oil)

Sayur Asem - Indonesian version of Tom Yum soup, sour, sweet, salty & fresh, suitable for vegos

Emping - Indonesian bitternut crackers, served in a traditional basket, it's not bitter at all

Sambal Udang Petai - Chilli prawn with Quail Eggs and Petai

Nasi Putih - Steam rice served in basket, really cool, feel like dining in traditional villages

Babi Kecap - Pork in Sweet Soy Sauce, I best describe it as Indonesian stewed pork, can we add boiled egg?

Urap - Salad, a little different from Gado2, sauce contains tumeric, I personally prefer urap than gado2

Ayam Bakar - Grilled Chicken, really tender and tasty

Baby Shower

Sunday 21/11/10 - To celebrate Priska's 7th month of  pregnancy we organised Indonesian (Javanese tradition) style baby shower, aka siraman. Consists of a set of rituals and followed by having traditional dishes for the dinner.

We can't wait to have the Indonesian Yellow Rice (Nasi Kuning). I was drooling since 5pm ish, purposely had small lunch for this event. My lovely friend Ike cooked & decorated the yellow rice. I seriously don't know how she cooked all of this as she had catering for 500 people the day before. Her Indonesian yellow rice is the best & her hard work is paid off, everyone was very pleased with the dishes.

Indonesian yellow rice (Nasi Kuning) - clockwise - Indonesian salad, Chilli egg (Telor Balado), Chilli prawn (Sambal Udang), Chicken in brown sauce (Ayam Rujak), Chilli Chicken liver and tempe (Sambal Goreng Ati Tempe), Fried tempe (Tempe Goreng), Fried Tofu ( (Tahu Goreng)

Too cute to eat, Cupcakes by Cupcakeholics & Baby Shower Cake by my friend Handi Mulyana

 

Nappy Cake by moi, thanks to youtube tutorial, non edible though

Indonesian Yellow Rice

Yayyy...another friend's birthday bash tonight.
We had this yummy Indonesian Yellow Rice (Nasi Kuning) for dinner.

Clockwise - Shredded Egg, Fried Chicken, Chilli Potato (Sambal Goreng Kentang), Beef Rendang, Chilli Tempe (Sambal Goreng Tempe), Lung with Balado sauce (Paru Balado), Anchovies + Peanut (Sambal Goreng Teri Kacang).

The pretty looking Yellow Rice and friends + shrimp paste chilli sauce (container) + crackers (at the back) was totally cleaned up within 1 hour.

So much effort for the presentation & taste . . . (obviously not done by any of us), we ordered the set from this Indonesian lady :o)

Nasi Campur Bali

It started with my trip to Pasar Sukawati (=Sukawati Market, sells souvenirs, clothing, sarongs, batik etc) trying to hunt "happy pants" for my friend's mother.

His mother was telling him "it's only available in Bali, everyone sells them, they know what you want". I don't even know what it looks like. Tried to google, nothing come up. I was quite confident that the seller will know "happy pants". Guess what...I asked a few sellers at the market if they sell "happy pants" & they all stared at me like "What the hell are you looking for?". At the end I just bought 2 types of pants for the mother, sarong and batik.

I paid IDR 35,000 for a sarong pants (original price was IDR 85,000). Bargain is a must here, please bargain 50-75% off from the market price, I know it sounds harsh but apprarently that it is the rule of thumb of bargaining in Sukawati. Done with the shopping now it's time to makan as it's almost 3pm now.

The driver (we rented a car) recommended this warung near Pasar Sukawati, this is at the really end of the market, on the right hand side, in the corner (blue colour). Not far from the market, less than 5 minutes walk from the market. Below is what we ordered.

Nasi Campur Bali (=Bali Mixed Rice) - Bali style salad, satay lilit, deep fried crunchy pork crackle, and chicken curry. I said to my friend "we have to share, I don't think I can finish", and at the end I finished the whole lot. We had to order plate no.2.


Nasi Ayam Betutu - View 1
Chicken cooked in coconut milk & spices, served with Bali style salad and peanuts.
The chicken is very tender and tasty.

Nasi Ayam Betutu - View 2
Pork Ribs Soup w Vegies - I can't remember what vegies they are, either Banana Flower/ something else, can't recall. The soup is really light, cruncy vegies, tender pork ribs.


Blue Fanta - Blueberry flavour

Time to take a nap now. Back to hotel.

FRIDAY Dinner 20/03/09

Yes...this is Friday & I can pamper myself with great food today.
Still stuffed from lunch but yummy Indonesian dinner was irresistible @ Delima restaurant.
New restaurant in town, chinatown location, good service & atmosphere.




Kangkong stir fry
Fried tofu with mixed vegies inside







Ayam Goreng Kalasan (fried chicken)