The first time I encountered a Candle Salad was while flipping through my grandmother's treasured recipe box during the holiday season. Among the yellowed recipe cards, I found this playful creation ...

Add some of the dressing to the salad, then drop in the hot grilled prawns and mix together. Serve on 1 banana leaf, if using ...

Serve with Indonesian salads such as Balinese chicken salad or gado gado ... You can buy these ingredients, plus the banana leaves, lemongrass and bird's-eye chillies, in shops specialising ...

Machcha Patropoda is fish marinated with a generous amount of masala, wrapped in banana leaf and cooked for a few minutes till it's soft and flaky. Clean the fish and cut into small pieces. 2. Add the ...