Ingredients

Ingredients

1.5kg chicken

4 tbsp oil

2 onions sliced/diced

2 tsp salt

Ground Ingredients

15 red chillies

15 shallots/small onions

4 cloves garlic

2cm piece turmeric root or about 1heaped tsp of turmeric powder

10 buah keras/candlenuts

1tbsp(5cmx2.5cm piece) blacan/dried shrimp paste

4 stalks lemon grass

1 grated whole coconut + water to make 1cup thick milk & 3cups thin milk or

2tins coconut milk

juice of 1 or 2 limes

Preparation

Directions

  1. Cut chicken down to bite size pieces or quarters.
  2. Hea oil in wok or pot & lightl;y brown onions with salt. Add ground ingredients & fry till fragrant, stirring & adding a little coconut milk to make a paste & prevent the spices from burning.
  3. Add in chicken & fry for a few minutes stirring & coating chicken pieces, pour in thin coconut milk & cook over low heat for about 30mins or until chicken is tender. Add in thick coconut milk before serving & once it comes back to the boil, remove from heat & pour in lime juice & serve with rice or roti jela.