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Serving temperature hot or room temperature Main ingredients roasted chicken or duck in spices Similar Lawar, Sate Lilit, Duck meat, Ayam taliwang, Ayam bakar |
Betutu is a Balinese dish of steamed or roasted chicken or duck in rich bumbu betutu (betutu spice mix). This highly seasoned and spiced dish is a popular dish in Bali and Lombok, Indonesia. An even spicier version is available using extra-spicy sauce made from uncooked (raw) onion slices mixed with red chili peppers and coconut oil.
Contents
- Cooking with little chef andre ayam betutu balinese specialty dish
- Spice mixture
- Side dishes
- Balinese tastes
- References

Betutu is a richly spiced Balinese poultry dish. It is often called according to its main ingredients; ayam betutu is chicken betutu, while bebek betutu is its duck version. This traditional dish is very popular nowadays. It can be found in the menu of luxury hotels or restaurants in Bali. It takes at least 24 hours to cook. Many travelers from other regions of Indonesia brought Betutu dishes as Balinese-gift for their families. This dish is also popular among tourists who travel to Bali.

Cooking with little chef andre ayam betutu balinese specialty dish
Spice mixture

The term betutu is the Balinese word for a certain spice mixture (bumbu) which consist of shallots, garlic, turmeric, ginger, wild ginger, galangal, candlenuts, chili peppers, shrimp paste, and peanuts all finely ground using mortar and pestle. The betutu spice paste is the sauteed with coconut oil to release its aroma, and applied upon poultry, chicken or duck.
Side dishes
Common side dishes may include plecing kangkung, crispy-fried peanuts and sambal terasi.
Balinese tastes
In Bali, betutu's tastes and ways of cooking are different according to regions;


