Grandma's Kitchen | Page 70

INDONESIA Preparation 1. Marinate chicken with 1 tablespoon of tamarind juice and 1 SCHOOL : tablespoon salt. Leave it for 15 minutes. SMA NEGERI 1 2. Grind or blend the ingredients of spice paste. CIPEUNDEUY 3. Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil sauté the spice paste together with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and salam leaf over a medium-high heat until fragrant. Then add the Ingredients • • • • • • • 1 whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces 1 stalk of fresh lemongrass 3 kaffir lime leaves, 1 salam leaf 500 ml thick coconut milk 500 ml water/chicken broth 1 tablespoon tamarind juice 2 teaspoons salt, add more if necessary, 1 teaspoon sugar chicken and stir a bit with the spice and then pour the water. Add salt and sugar. Cook until it’s boiling. 4. When the chicken is half-done, add the coconut milk. Continue cooking over a medium heat until it’s cooked. 5. You can add boiled egg or tofu as well to the recipe Spice Paste : Main Course • • • • • • • • 7 shallots 4 cloves of garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon coriander powder 4 candlenuts, roasted 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder 1 tablespoon shredded fresh galangal 1/2 tablespoon shredded fresh ginger RIKA RACHMITA SUJATMA 60