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Dinner Ideas to Suit Your Evening

Find an evening meal that suits both your appetite and your schedule. Quick recipes, make-ahead dishes and relaxed weekend favourites make it easier to plan the final meal of the day.

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Spaghetti Carbonara with Guanciale, Pecorino Romano and black pepper
25 min Italian

Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara is cooked without cream: eggs, pecorino romano, black pepper, guanciale or pancetta and hot pasta water make a creamy sauce.

Sambal Udang with shrimp in red chilli sauce, lime and rice
35 min Indonesian

Sambal Udang

Sambal Udang combines shrimp with a hot sambal sauce of shallots, garlic, chilli, tomato, kecap manis and lime. Shrimp cook only briefly.

Tempeh Goreng with crispy tempeh, sambal, cucumber and rice
40 min Indonesian

Tempeh Goreng

Tempeh Goreng is a crispy fried tempeh, which is marinated with garlic, coriander, turmeric and salt. It should remain golden brown on the outside and nutty on the inside.

Ayam Goreng with golden chicken, sambal, cucumber and rice
1 hr 10 min Indonesian

Ayam Goreng

Ayam Goreng is first pre-cooked in a spice broth with turmeric, coriander, garlic, galangal and lemongrass and then fried until crispy.

Bakso soup with beef balls, noodles, pak choi, spring onions and sambal
1 hr Indonesian

Bakso

Bakso is an Indonesian meatball soup with elastic beef balls, clear broth, noodles, pak choi, spring onions and sambal.

Soto Ayam with chicken, glass noodles, egg, sprouts, roasted onions and lime
1 hr 10 min Indonesian

Soto Ayam

Soto Ayam is an Indonesian chicken soup with turmeric, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, glass noodles, egg, sprouts and lime.

Rendang with tender beef, dark coconut sauce, rice and herbs
3 hr 30 min Indonesian

Rendang

Rendang is a slow-braised beef dish with coconut milk, lemongrass, galangal, chilli and spice paste. The sauce reduces until it is dark and concentrated.

Gado-Gado with vegetables, potatoes, egg, tofu, cucumber and peanut sauce
45 min Indonesian

Gado-Gado

Gado-Gado is an Indonesian vegetable dish with potatoes, beans, sprouts, cucumber, egg, tofu or tempeh and warm peanut sauce.

Satay Ayam chicken skewers with peanut sauce, cucumber and lime
1 hr 15 min Indonesian

Satay Ayam

Satay ayam are Indonesian chicken skewers with spicy marinade and creamy peanut sauce. Chicken leg meat remains particularly juicy on the grill or pan.

Mie Goreng with fried noodles, vegetables, egg, Kecap Manis and spring onions
35 min Indonesian

Mie Goreng

Mie Goreng are Indonesian fried noodles with vegetables, egg, kecap manis, soy sauce and sambal. The noodles are pre-cooked and then fried in a wok.

Nasi Goreng with fried rice, Kecap Manis, fried egg, cucumber and fried onion
30 min Indonesian

Nasi Goreng

Nasi Goreng works best with chilled rice from the previous day, kecap manis, sambal, egg and briefly fried vegetables. The rice should remain loose and not steam in a wok.

Samosas with crispy dough, potato and pea filling and chutney
1 hr 10 min Indian

Samosas

Samosas are crispy pastry bags with spicy potato-pea filling, cumin, coriander, ginger and garam masala. The filling must cool before forming.

Naan bread from the pan with butter, garlic and coriander
1 hr 35 min Indian

Naan

Naan is a soft Indian flatbread made from yeast dough with yoghurt, baked in a very hot pan and spread with butter or ghee.

Rogan Josh with tender lamb, red spice sauce, yoghurt and coriander
1 hr 55 min Indian

Rogan Josh

Rogan Josh is an aromatic braised dish made from cashmere, classic with lamb, yoghurt, Kashmiri chilli, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and fennel.

Aloo Gobi with potatoes, cauliflower, turmeric, tomatoes and coriander
45 min Indian

Aloo Gobi

Aloo Gobi is a dry Indian potato and cauliflower dish with turmeric, cumin, ginger, tomatoes and garam masala. It should not become mushy.

Biryani with basmati rice, chicken, roasted onions, saffron, mint and coriander
1 hr 50 min Indian

Biryani

Biryani is layered with basmati rice, marinated meat or vegetables, spices, roasted onions and saffron. It is only pre-cooked and steamed.

Chana Masala with chickpeas, tomatoes, spices, coriander and rice
45 min Indian

Chana Masala

Chana Masala is a strong chickpea curry with onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic, garam masala, cumin and amchur or lime.

Dal Tadka with red lentils, spice tadka, coriander and rice
40 min Indian

Dal Tadka

Dal Tadka is made of soft boiled lentils and a hot spice taka made from ghee, cumin, garlic, chilli and spices. The taka brings the main flavour.

Palak Paneer with green spinach sauce, fried paneer and spices
45 min Indian

Palak Paneer

Palak Paneer is an Indian spinach dish with paneer, ginger, garlic, onion and spices. The spinach is blanched briefly and not boiled to death.

Chicken tikka masala with chicken pieces in tomato spice sauce and cilantro
1 hr 35 min Indian

Chicken tikka masala

Chicken tikka masala combines grilled or spicy fried marinated chicken with a strong tomato spice sauce and some cream or yoghurt.

Butter chicken with creamy tomato-butter sauce, cream, cilantro and rice
1 hr 30 min Indian

Butter Chicken

Butter chicken is cooked with marinated chicken, tomatoes, butter, cream, garam masala and kasuri methi. The sauce is supposed to be mild, creamy and spicy.

Fasolada Greek bean soup with white beans, tomatoes, carrots and olive oil
1 hr 45 min Greek

Fasolada

Fasolada is a Greek bean soup with white beans, tomatoes, carrots, celery and olive oil. The beans are boiled until soft and the soup is calmly seasoned.

Mista with stuffed tomatoes, peppers, rice, herbs and baked potatoes
1 hr 50 min Greek

Gemista

Mimista are tomatoes and peppers stuffed with rice, herbs and tomato flesh. They cook slowly in the oven with olive oil and potatoes.

Stifado with tender beef, pearl onions, red wine-tomato sauce and bay leaf
3 hr Greek

Stifado

Stifado is a Greek stew dish with beef, lots of small onions, red wine, tomatoes, cinnamon, bay leaf and allspice. It takes time.

Pastitsio Greek noodle casserole with minced meat sauce and béchamel
1 hr 30 min Greek

Pastitsio

Pastitsio is a Greek noodle casserole with tubular noodles, spicy minced meat sauce, cinnamon and creamy béchamel. Let rest briefly after baking.