# Opor

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{{Short description|Indonesian coconut milk dish}}
{{Distinguish|text = [Apor](/source/Apor), in older sources sometimes spelled Opor, a Hungarian name and noble family}}
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| caption          = Opor ayam telur, braised chicken and eggs in coconut milk, the most common type of opor
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| country          = [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia)
| region           = [Maritime Southeast Asia](/source/Maritime_Southeast_Asia)
| national_cuisine = [Indonesia](/source/Indonesian_cuisine)
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| main_ingredient  = Various ingredients cooked in [coconut milk](/source/coconut_milk) and spices
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'''Opor''' is a type of dish cooked and braised in [coconut milk](/source/coconut_milk) from [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), especially from [Central Java](/source/Central_Java).<ref>Patrick Witton and Mark Elliott (2003), [https://books.google.com/books?id=dmDYLxcPDPoC&pg=PA108 ''Lonely Planet Indonesia'']. Lonely Planet Publications, p. 108</ref> In Indonesia the term 'opor' refers to the method of cooking in coconut milk. Opor is a popular dish for ''lebaran'' or [Eid ul-Fitr](/source/Eid_ul-Fitr), usually eaten with [ketupat](/source/ketupat) and ''sambal goreng ati'' (beef liver in sambal). In [Yogyakarta](/source/Yogyakarta) chicken or egg opor is often eaten with [gudeg](/source/gudeg) and rice.

==Ingredients==
The main ingredient is meat (most commonly chicken or beef) and/or eggs cooked in coconut milk with a mixture of spices consisting of [palm sugar](/source/palm_sugar), [lemongrass](/source/lemongrass), lemon leaf, ground [garlic](/source/garlic), [shallot](/source/shallot), [candlenut](/source/candlenut), [black pepper](/source/black_pepper), [galangal](/source/galangal), [coriander](/source/coriander), and [cooking oil](/source/cooking_oil). The meat is [braised](/source/braised) on a small flame until it's cooked and the coconut milk has thickened. Opor has a grey-whitish color and a thin soupy consistency. Similar dishes to opor include [sayur lodeh](/source/sayur_lodeh), [gulai](/source/gulai) and [kari](/source/curry), as they all use coconut milk as a base. Compared to other traditional Indonesian dishes, opor uses less spices, and the absence of [turmeric](/source/turmeric) and [chilli pepper](/source/chilli_pepper) make opor maintain its whitish coconut milk-like color.

==Variants==
The most common opor is ''[opor ayam](/source/opor_ayam)'' (chicken opor), although other ingredients are also can be cooked as opor. ''Opor daging'' ([beef](/source/beef)), ''opor bebek'' ([duck](/source/Duck_as_food)), ''opor telur'' (hard boiled chicken egg), and ''opor tahu'' ([tofu](/source/tofu)) are examples of opor variants.
There is another variant of opor which uses milk instead of coconut milk called ''opor susu''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sonia |first1=Basoni |title=Opor Susu Legendaris |url=https://food.detik.com/rumah-makan/d-7668977/opor-susu-legendaris-hangat-gurih-opor-kuah-susu-ayam-asap-dan-daging-sapi |website=detik.com |access-date=3 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207081625/https://food.detik.com/rumah-makan/d-7668977/opor-susu-legendaris-hangat-gurih-opor-kuah-susu-ayam-asap-dan-daging-sapi |archive-date=7 December 2024 |language=Indonesian}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Food|Indonesia}}
* {{annotated link|Opor ayam}}
* {{annotated link|Gulai}}
* {{annotated link|Aji de gallina}}
* [Indonesian cuisine](/source/Indonesian_cuisine)

==References==
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{{Indonesian cuisine}}

Category:Indonesian curries
Category:Foods containing coconut

{{Indonesia-cuisine-stub}}

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