Bumbu
Base Genep

Magic spices of Indonesia

Bring some magic to your table

Bumbu Genep is the basis of nearly every Balinese dish and contains 13 magical spices. It is believed to have been part of Balinese history for more than 2,000 years delivered as a present from the gods to the five children of King Pandu.

Discover more by reading The Betutu Story

Will Meyrick

portion

minutes

Summary

Ingredients

  • 1 cup galangal, peeled
  • ¼ cup turmeric, peeled
  • ¼ cup kencur, peeled
  • ¼ cup ginger, peeled
  • 3 pieces lemongrass
  • 12 pieces small green chillies
  • 1 cup shallot
  • ¾ cup garlic, peeled
  • 4 – 5 pieces candlenut
  • 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
  • 1 tablespoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried shrimp paste
  • ½ tablespoon long pepper
  • ½ teaspoon clove
  • 2 tablespoons wewangen Balinese spices (2 teaspoons coriander seeds, 1 teaspoon black pepper seeds, ¼ teaspoon nutmeg)
  • 2 pieces salam leaves
  • Oil for frying

 

Method

Finely chop all ingredients except salam leaves or blend if not up to doing it traditional way.

Then fry out the paste with oil and salam leaves until fragrant.