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Ayam Masak Merah

Serves: 12
Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients

For Chicken

  • Whole chicken, with skin and fat removed, 1.2kg

Marinade

  • Turmeric powder, 5g Dash of white pepper Dash of salt

Sauce

Part A

  • Lemon grass, 15g
  • Blue ginger, 15g
  • Garlic, 50g
  • Ginger, 50g
  • Onion, 50g
  • Dried chilli, 10g
  • Tomato, 100g
  • Water, 150ml

Part B

  • Tomato paste, 70g
  • Coriander powder, 5g
  • Fennel seed powder, 5g
  • Chilli powder, 5g
  • Cumin powder, 5g
  • Sugar, to taste
  • Salt, to taste
  • Canola oil, 6 tbsp

Method

  1. Cut chicken into 12 pieces. Place chicken in a bowl and marinate with turmeric powder, white pepper and salt (quantity listed under For Marinade) for 10 minutes.
  2. Pan-roast the chicken in a non-stick pan with canola oil using slow heat, until chicken is three-quarters cooked. Put aside.
  3. Blend Part A ingredients in a food processor until it becomes a smooth paste.
  4. Heat up a pot. Add approximately a tablespoon of canola oil and add ingredients for Part A. Cook till the aroma of the ingredients emerge.
  5. Add in Part B ingredients and cook using slow heat for 10-15 minutes, till the gravy thickens.
  6. Add in chicken and stir. Make sure the chicken is fully covered with gravy. Once the chicken is fully cooked, it is ready to be served.

Nutrients per serving
Energy: 210 cal
Protein: 25g
Total Fat (Saturated Fat): 9g (1g)
Cholesterol: 60mg
Carbohydrate: 9g
Sodium: 80mg
Dietary Fibre: 2g

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