Nasi pecel

4–6 cups bayem (amaranth)
1 cup bean sprouts
2–3 cups papaya leaves
1 cup long beans, steamed and cut into 1-inch pieces

1. Steam vegetables for a few seconds.
2. Mix up about 2–3 tablespoons of bumbu pecel to a thick consistency.
3. Eat with rice.

Serves 3–4

This is a common early-morning breakfast dish—post wayang kulit—in Praci, Wonogiri. It's served without rice, and wrapped up in banana leaves. The bumbu pecel there is very hot!