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AYAM KERUTUK KELANTAN (INDONESIAN CHICKEN with KERUTUK spices)

Shilpa Anand

Ingredients for grinding 

  • 2red onions

  • 4shallots

  • 4cloves garlic

  • 2inch ginger 

INSTRUCTIONS 

  • grind all ingredients with little water if needed. Keep aside 

OTHER INGREDIENTS

  • 2kg chicken

  • 1cup cooking oil  

  • dry spices (2-star anise, 2-3 cardamom, cinnamon,2 cloves )

  • 1tbsp Shilpas masala mill Kashmiri  red chilli  powder 

  • 1stalk lemongrass

  • 1inch galangal, cut 

  • 1Pandan leaf 

  • 4tbsp KERUTUK spices dissolved in little water 

  • Tamarind 

  • 400 ml of coconut mil 

  • Little palm sugar 

  • 1-2 potatoes, peeled and diced 

  • Salt to taste 

  • 2tbsp toasted coconut paste 

  • 1tbsp kecap manis

  • Few green and red chillies 

  • Chicken powder ( optional) 

  • Coriander leaves for garnish 

  • 1tbsp toasted coriander seed powder 

  • 1tsp black pepper powder 

  • ½ tsp toasted cumin seed powder 

  • 1tsp toasted fennel seed powder 

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Heat oil in a pan 

  • Add dry whole spices and fry 

  • Now add finely ground paste and fry 

  • Add red chilli paste or powder 

  • Add lemongrass and the KERUTUK spices 

  • Cook until oil separates on the sides 

  • Add chicken,potatoes, salt  and fry with masala

Add Pandan leaf 

  • Cover and cook for a few mins

Add tamarind, coconut milk and palm sugar

Add the spice powders 

  • Cover and simmer until everything cooks 

  • Add kecap manis and toasted coconut paste 

  • Add whole chillies

Add chicken powder (optional) 

  • Simmer for a few more minutes

That’s it, your delicious Indonesian AYAM KERUTUK KELANTAN is ready 

  • Enjoy with rice, yellow rice or even flatbread

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