Braised Buah Keluak With Chicken Recipe

Ingredients

  • Chicken (chopped into serving sizes) -600 grams
  • Buah keluak - 10 pieces
  • lemon grass (crush) - 3 stalks
  • Tamarind juice - 700 ml
  • Cooking oil - 3 tablespoons
  • Salt and sugar to taste

Spices (grind or blend to paste)

  • Belachan - 1 inch
  • galangal - 1 inch
  • shallots - 12 pieces
  • garlic - 2 cloves
  • candlenuts - 3 pieces
  • red chilies - 6 pieces
  • Dried chilies (soak) - 3 pieces

Method

  • Soak buah keluak for at least 2 days then scrub and rinse well. Choose the thicker part of the nut shell and puncture a small hole on each shell.
  • Heat up 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a wok, stir fry spices paste and lemon grass to fragrant, add chicken and stir fry to mix well.
  • Add buah keluak, tamarind juice and bring to boil. Turn to low heat and simmer until gravy reduced and chicken become tender. Serve hot.

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