Gultik Lamandau

I truly enjoyed Jakarta when there was less traffic, just like this week when everyone went travelling and spending the end of year holiday season out of town. This was the opportunity to enjoy the street vendor breakfast without feeling in a hurry to go to the office.

Nasi Gule Tikungan

My pick was Gultik (no formal name/abbreviation but commonly known as Gule Tikungan) in the corner of Jalan Lamandau III, Kebayoran Baru. There were lots of Gultik in Jalan Mahakam, a bigger street nearby; but I always went to the one further down the road on Jalan Lamandau, because this one served not only beef but also tofu and tempe. You might be wondering because it was quite unusual to have beef gule with tofu and tempe, but trust me - it was the right combination.

 

Indonesia has lots of variation of Gule, a type of coconut-milk soup containing spicy and succulent-curry like with yellowish color from the turmeric. For this one, the cook/the seller was from Solo, a city from Central Java, so it was a Solo-style Gule. This Gule was not too thick as it was cooked in light coconut milk therefore it was very suitable for breakfast. Gule was served with steamed rice, fried shallot, few drops of lime and sweet soy sauce in addition to krupuk bawang. One portion nasi gule with beef and tofu would cost only IDR 12 K. I would highly recommend this for an early breakfast; go there at 6 AM especially when the plates and utensils were still very clean J

Gultik Street Vendor