Cooking
Masak
Basic Cooking Terms
Istilah dasar masak-memasak
raw mentah
cooked matang
to cook masak
to overcook
to undercook
to heat manasi
to cool adhemake
to melt lelehake
to burn - burned / burnt kobong - kobong
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My mother is cooking my favorite dish tonight.
Ibuku masak panganan kesukaanku bengi iki.
The overcooked vegetables were mushy.
After the candy cools, we can eat it.
Sawise permen adhem, bisa dipangan.
You burned dinner. What are we going to eat now?
Kowe ngkobong nedha bengi. Saiki arep mangan apa?
The ice cream melted.
Es krim leleh.
Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat.
Angetna lenga ing wajan nganggo panas sedang.
The soup needs to cool down. It's too hot to eat.
Sup kudu adhem dhisik. Isih panas banget kanggo dipangan.
Heat up the soup. It's cold.
Angetna sup. Isih adhem.
Just scrape off the burnt part and eat it.
Serut bagean sing kobong lan pangan sisane.
Ekspresi
to be in hot water
I'm going to be in hot water if I don't get home soon.
Aku bakal kena masalah yen ora cepet bali omah (literally: bakal ana ing banyu panas).
He cooked up an excuse for being late.
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Preparation
Persiapan
cookbook buku masak
recipe resep
ingredients bahan-bahan
stock kaldu
bouillon cube kubus kaldu
broth kaldu (sup)
marinade marinasi
to measure ngukur
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The prep time for this recipe is 30 minutes.
Wektu persiapan resep iki 30 menit.
Always measure ingredients before you start cooking.
Tansah ukur bahan-bahan sadurunge masak.
Before you start baking the cake, carefully measure out two cups of flour and one cup of sugar into separate bowls.
Sadurunge nggawe kue, ukur kanthi teliti loro cangkir glepung lan siji cangkir gula ing mangkok kapisah.
Ekspresi
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Yen akeh banget sing melu, asilé malah rusak (literally: koki kakehan nggawé sop rusak).
That's a recipe for disaster.
Iki bakal rampungé ora apik (literally: resep kanggo kacilakan).
Cutting & Chopping
Motong & nyacah
to cut motong
to slice ngiris
to chop nyacah
to dice motong dadu
to mince nyacah alus
to crumble ngremuk
to seed mbusak wiji
to core mbusak inti
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Slice the onions.
Iris bawang.
Cut the jalapeno pepper in half lengthwise and seed it.
Belah lombok jalapeno dadi loro lan busak wijine.
Chop up the carrots.
Cacah wortel.
Cut the carrots into strips.
Iris wortel dadi irisan panjang.
Cut the turnip into bite-sized pieces.
Iris lobak dadi potongan cilik.
Size/Cut
Ukuran/motong
fine alus
coarse kasar
finely alusan
coarsely kasaran
Chop the parsley coarsely.
Cacah peterseli kasaran.
Chop it finely.
Cacah alusan.
General Prep
Persiapan umum
to peel ngupas
to grate nggerus
to mash ngemasi (nggawe puré)
to crush ngremuk
to drain ngocorake
to strain nyaring
to soak ngendhem
to marinate marinasi
brine larutan uyah
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Mash the potatoes.
Emasi kentang nganti dadi puré.
Soak the beans overnight in brine. Drain and rinse them.
Endhem kacang ing larutan uyah sak bengi. Ocori lan wisuh.
To get the best flavor, marinate the meat overnight.
Kanggo rasa paling apik, marinasi daging sak bengi.
Combining & Mixing
Ngaduk & nyampur
mixture campuran
combination kombinasi
to mix ngaduk
to combine nyampur
to stir ngaduk nganggo sendok
to blend ngaduk nganggo blender
to sift nyaring glepung
to whisk ngocok
to fold nglipet
to beat ngocok (endhog)
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Sift the flour.
Saring glepung.
In a bowl combine the flour, baking powder, and salt and mix with a whisk.
Ing mangkok, campur glepung, baking powder, lan uyah, aduk nganggo whisk.
Stir in the cayenne pepper.
Tambahake lombok bubuk lan aduk.
Beat the eggs.
Kocok endhog.
Adding chicken or vegetable stock will give the soup more depth of flavor.
Nambah kaldu ayam utawa sayur bakal nambah rasa sup
Cooking Methods
Cara masak
to boil nggodhok
to bake manggang
to broil nggodhog (panggang)
to roast nggoreng (oven)
to grill panggang (ing geni)
to sauté tumis
to simmer nggodhok alon-alon
to fry nggoreng (wajan)
to stir-fry nggoreng aduk
to deep-fry nggoreng jero minyak
to steam ngukus
to brown nggoreng nganti coklat emas
to scramble ngaduk endhog
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batter adonan
sourdough adonan asam
Once the water boils, put in the rice.
Yen banyu wis mendidih, lebokake beras.
Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes.
Kurangi panas, tutup, lan godhok alon-alon 10 menit.
Bring to a simmer.
Godhok alon-alon.
Simmer on low for 20 minutes.
Godhok alon-alon 20 menit.
Steam the asparagus for two minutes.
Kukus asparagus rong menit.
Preheat the oven to 350°.
Panasna oven nganti 350°.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
Panggang 20 nganti 25 menit.
Dip the shrimp in the batter and fry it in coconut oil.
Celupake udang ing adonan lan goreng nganggo minyak klapa.
Microwave it on high for 1 minute.
Microwave nganggo panas dhuwur 1 menit.
The spinach will cook down.
Bayem bakal susut yen dimasak.
Turn over the egg.
Balik endhog.
Can you flip the egg without breaking the yolk?
Apa kowe bisa mbalikke endhog tanpa mecah kuningane?
Cook until golden brown.
Masak nganti coklat emas.
Ekspresi
Her half-baked plans always fail.
Rencana sing kurang mateng/ora keancikan mesthi gagal (literally: rencana setengah mateng).
The journalist grilled the minister for an hour about the scandal.
Finishing & Presentation
Penyelesaian & penyajian
to spread olesake
to sprinkle taburake
to stuff isi
to garnish hias
to season bumbui
dressing saus
zest parutan kulit jeruk
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After you pour the salad dressing over the mixed greens, garnish the plate with fresh herbs and cherry tomatoes.
Sawise nyiram salad nganggo saus, hias piring nganggo bumbu seger lan tomat ceri.
Spread the butter on the toast.
Olesake mentega ing roti panggang.
Sprinkle a little bit of cinnamon on the dish.
Taburake sithik kayu manis ing panganan.
Stuff the mixture into the peppers.
Isi lombok nganggo adonan.
Add a pinch of salt.
Tambahake uyah sithik.
Add salt to taste.
Tambahake uyah miturut rasa.
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