Orak-arik is everyday Indonesian home cooking at its simplest. The name roughly means scrambled or tossed about, and it's exactly that: eggs scrambled through a stir-fry of cabbage, carrot, shallots and chilli.
It's cheap, quick and filling, and it turns up in packed lunches, at warung counters and on family tables with rice and a few prawn crackers.
Adaptation note: every family has its own version, with beans, corn or sausage. We've kept to the classic cabbage and carrot with a gentle chilli kick.
