Tahu Telor

Ingredients:
* 1 lb. purple eggplants
* 1 Tbs. lime juice
* 15 Tbs. vegetable oil

Spice Paste Ingredients:
* 100 gram red chilies
* ½ tsp. salt
* 1 tomato
* ½ tsp. shrimp paste
* 7 small-sized shallots

Instructions:
* Cut each eggplant in half and cut again in 2 or 4 pieces.
* Heat 10 Tbs. oil and deep fry the eggplant pieces. Cover the wok and let it stand for a while.
* Open cover and turn the eggplants side to side until soft and well cooked.
* Put eggplant pieces onto a serving platter.
* Combine all spice paste ingredients and grind coarsely.
* Heat 5 Tbs. oil over medium high heat and sauté the spice paste for about 2 minutes. Pour the lime juice over the spice paste.
* Then, lastly pour the sauted spice paste onto the eggplant pieces and ready to serve.

Makes 5-6 servings.

source : melroseflowers.com

Indonesian Banana Pancakes

Indonesian Banana Pancakes Veg HT DP Indonesian 30mins plus standing


From Sulawesi

Ingredients
1 teasp Active Dry Yeast
2 tbsp Sugar
1/4 teasp Salt
240ml/8fl.oz. Warm Water
3 Ripe Bananas
150g/+5oz Rice Flour
Vegetable Oil

Instructions
1. Place the yeast, sugar, salt and water in a large mixing bowl and stir to dissolve.

2. Peel the bananas, place in a shallow dish and to a smooth consistency.

3. Add the mashed banana and flour to the yeast mixture and mix well to form a batter. Set aside to stand 30 minutes.

4. Preheat the oven to low. Brush a frying pan with oil and heat until hot. Pour in about 90ml/3fl.oz. of the batter and cook over a medium heat until just set.

5. Turn the pancake and continue to cook over a medium/low heat until golden and risen.

6. Transfer to the oven to keep warm whilst you cook the remaining pancakes. Serve warm with Golden or Maple Syrup.

Indonesian Fish Cakes

Ingredients
2 teasp Coriander Seeds
1 teasp Cumin Seeds
2 small dried Chilies
2 teasp Ground Lemon Grass or
1 stalk Lemon Grass, chopped
½ Onion, finely chopped
3 Garlic Cloves, chopped
1 teasp freshly grated Root Ginger
50g/2oz Chopped Unsalted Cashew Nuts or Peanuts
2 tbsp Lime Juice
1 Egg White
Salt
400g/14oz firm White Fish, cubed (e.g. Cod, Monkfish)
Vegetable Oil for frying

Instructions
1. Place the coriander, cumin, chillies, shallots, garlic, cashew nuts, lime juice and fresh or ground lemon grass in a food processor and process until quite until finely chopped. Set aside.

2. Place the fish in a mixing bowl, add the spice mixture, toss to coat well then cover with clingfilm and refrigerate for 1-4 hours.

3. At the end of the marinating time, place the fish and its marinade in a food processor together with the egg white and salt and pulse for a few seconds until the mixture forms a chunky paste.

4. Heat the oil in a large frying pan then drop tablespoonfuls of the mixture into the hot oil flattening each one as it cooks to form little patties. You may have to do this in batches. Fry for 3 minutes on each side then drain on kitchen paper and keep warm whilst you fry the remaining mixture. Serve hot.

* Denotes spices contained in the Cuisine Select Spice/herb Packs if using

Sambal Balado

Ingredients:
-----------

2 lbs beef round steak or boneless chuck
2 cups water
7 tbs peanut or corn oil
1 cup thinly sliced onions
10 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced thin
3 tbs red hot 'Sambal Oelek' chili paste (available at Oriental markets)
or use hot chili sauce
Salt to taste
1 cup cubed ripe tomatoes

Instructions:
------------

1. Place beef in water in a 4-quart pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce
heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes. Discard water and cool beef
until it can be handled. Slice beef as thin as possible, then cut
into 2-inch squares. Let drain in a colander for about 10 minutes
before drying with paper towels.

2. Heat 4 tbs. oil in a 12-inch skillet set over medium-high heat.
Add beef slices and fry for 5 minutes, or until beef is brown and
dry. Remove and set aside.

3. Heat remaining 3 tbs. oil in same skillet. Fry onions and garlic
for 3 minutes. Add chili paste, salt and tomatoes. Cook for 5 mins.
more. Add beef anf stir-fry for 5 mins to coat slices and
distribute flavors.

4. Serve immediately with rice (to reduce spiciness) and a cucumber/
vinegar salad.

Serve 4 as a main dish or 8 as a side dish.

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Recipe by Amy Gorsica (Mrs. Cloud) in the Plain Dealer, 8/15/1993.

Es Cendol

Ingredients: (6 servings)
------------
One pack (12 oz.) of frozen "BANH LOT" (available at oriental store)
One can of coconut milk, preferrably one made for dessert
1/4 lb. of Coconut sugar or "Gula Jawa" (brownish colored)
Ice cubes
Cold Water

Instructions:
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1. Thaw the 'Banh Lot' in cold water, rinse once or twice afterwards

2. Boil the coconut milk with coconut sugar until they are completely
mixed together

3. In an individual serving glass (or dessert bowl), put in:
- 3 to 4 tbs. of Banh Lot
- 4-5 tbs of the mixing of coconut milk and coconut sugar
- add cold water (1 tbs) and ice cubes (can be crushed, if wanted)

4. Serve immediately, more of the ingredients can be added to taste.


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Banh Lot is a Vitnamese food (but I found it taste similar to
the 'cendol' of Indonesian. It is a frozen product, hence found in
the freezer section. In the US, it is made by "Sincere Orient Foods Co."
in El Monte, Calif.

The coconut milk & coconut sugar can also be found at Oriental markets.

resource : internet

Juice Alpokat

Ingredients & Directions
------------------------

5 T Sugar

5 T ;Water

2 Avocado, med

1/2 c Milk, cold

1 c Chocolate milk
Ice; crushed

Make simple syrup by combine sugar and water in small saucepan over medium- high heat. Stir until clear. Remove from heat and let cool. Spoon out avocado pulp and place in blender. Add syrup and blend to mix, then add cold milk and blend. Divide between 2 tall glasses. Top each serving with

1/2 cup chocolate milk (to form separate layer) and crushed ice.
per Shelley Rodgers

resource : recipeland.com

Yellow Rice

* Exported from MasterCook *


Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Rice

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
1/4 c Freshly Grated Coconut Or
-Desiccated Coconut
3 c Water
1 t Tumeric
1/4 ts Salt
1 Bouillon Cube
2/3 c Water
2 1/2 c Long Grain Rice
Strips Of Red Pepper
Thin Slices Of Cucumber
Fried Onion Rings
Strips Of Flat Omelette
-(Recipe Below)

Soak the coconut in the 3/4 litre of water overnight. Strain the water
from the coconut; bring to a boil. Add the tumeric, salt and stock cube,
dissolved in 2/3 Cup of water. Add the rice to the liquid and cook slowly
until all the liquid has been absorbed. If the rice is not cooked, add
more liquid and continue cooking, slowly, until done. Decorate with the
pepper, onion rings, cucumber and omelette strips.

FLAT OMELETTE:

Heat the oil in a small frying pan. Beat the eggs and add the salt and
pepper. Cover the bottom of the pan with a thin layer of egg. Cook slowly
for 2 to 3 minutes. Turn out onto a warm plate and keep it warm. Continue
to cook until all of the egg mixture is used up. When done cut each
omelette into 1/4-inch strips and use for a garnish.

From How To Cook Good Curries by Helen Lawson Copyright 1973


source : recipesource

Ikan Pedis

Ingredients:

½ Green Cabbage
1 tbs Curry powder
1 strand Lemon grass
Pepper and Salt
2 fresh Mackerels
4 tbs Oil
6 diced Onions
4 Red Pepper, sliced
2 cloves Garlic, crushed
1 tsp Sambal Ulek
2 Lime leaves
2 Bay leaves
2 Curry leaves
3 tbs Lemon juice
1½ tbs Sugar
2 tbs Kecap Manis
2 cm Fresh Ginger, sliced
Preparation:

Bring a pan with water to boiling point and add pepper, salt, curry and lemon grass. Add the whole Cabbage leaves and boil for about 2 min. Drain and remove hard centre. Arrange half the leaves on the bottom of ovenproof dish.
Clean the fish,cut length wise, fold open and remove bones. Arrange fish, with skin on the underside, over the cabbage. Heat oil and fry Onions, garlic and peppers for 5 min. Add remaining ingredients and fry for a further 5 minutes.
Spread mixture over fish and cover with remaining cabbage leaves.
Place the fish in your steaming basket and fit closely over a wok or saucepan with boiling water, making sure no steam can escape on the side of the basket. Check the level of your water regulary. Steam for 30 minutes.
Alternatively cook the fish in an ovendish covered with tin foil and placed in centre of oven. Cook for about 30 minutes at 180 C .

Sambal

2 large tomatoes
2 large Spanish onions
1 tsp. terasi (see ingredients list)
Several cloves of garlic
1/2 cup sambal oelek (raw chili paste) (see ingredients list)
1/4 cup oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Blend together in a food processor the tomatoes, onions, terasi, garlic and sambal oelek until slightly chunky. Do not
overblend.

Place mixture in a pot, preferable with a non stick surface with the oil, salt and pepper and lightly boil until no water surfaces. The sambal is done when the consistency is constant and it no longer seperates.

(For Sambal Manis - Sweet Sambal -- a very common variation on the theme, add 1/4 cup of Kecap Manis when the sambal is almost done.)

Semur Daging

Serves 3 or 4, more for a rijstaffel

1 lb. beef roast, thinly sliced
2 shallots, sliced
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
2 Tb. kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
2 Tb. butter
2 hard-boiled eggs, halved
2 potatos, thinly sliced
2 tomatos, peeled and chopped
4 scallions, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Pinch of nutmeg
Thinly sliced fried onion

Fry shallots and garlic in butter until lightly browned. Add meat and potato slices, and saute briefly. Add the tomato, soy sauce, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Mix well.

Cover and cook for 5 minutes. Add eggs and cook for 5 minutes more. Add scallions just prior to serving and garnish with fried onions. Serve with white rice.

Fish Curry

Serves 4 people, more for a rijsttafel

No sampling of Indonesian dishes would be complete without seafood or a curry. Syamsul and Beverley Bachri, owners of
Bachri's in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania provide us with the perfect marriage, a fish curry, and a simple one at that.

1 Tb. oil
1 onion, sliced
1 tsp. grated fresh ginger
8 kemiri ground
1 tsp. curry powder
2 tsp. kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 cup water
4 fish fillets
2 scallions, chopped

Heat oil in a wok, add sliced onion, and stir-fry until tender. Add ginger, kemiri, and curry powder, and stir-fry over low
heat for 3 minutes.

Add kecap manis, lemon juice, and water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 3 minutes.

Add fish fillets in a single layer in the wok. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes on each side or until the fish is done. Place on a platter, sprinkle with chopped scallions, and serve with sambal and sliced cucumber salad along with white rice.

Satay Sauce

8 Tb. crunchy peanut butter
1 1/2 cups water
3 tsp. garlic salt
3 tsp. dark brown sugar
Tamarind juice to taste
Coconut milk (see ingredients list) or additional water

Put peanut butter and water in a saucepan and stir over gentle heat until mixed.

Remove from heat and add all other ingredients except coconut milk or additional water. Use coconut milk or water to make sauce thick yet pouring consistency. Check seasonings and add more salt and tamarind juice if needed.

Satay Ayam

Serves approximately six people, 10 to 12 as part of a rijsttafel

Satay, quick-grilled over a roadside fire, is popular street food today in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Cambodia, but its home is Indonesia. Tuti Taylor-Weber of Oakland, California's Dutch East Indies Restaurant provides us with her version.

2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breast or thigh meat
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp. ground ginger
2 tsp. dark soy sauce
2 tsp. tamarind juice (see ingredients list)

Cut chicken into cubes of approximately 3/4" on a side. Mix together remaining ingredients and marinate chicken for two hours. Soak bamboo skewers in water for approximately 20 minutes.

Thread chicken onto skewers, four or five to a skewer, and grill over glowing coals or under preheated grill four minutes to a side or until chicken is brown on all sides.

Serve satay with peanut sauce and a fiery sambal to satisfy your need for heat.

Ayam Kalio

Hot and Tasty chicken in coconut sauce.

Ingredients:
1 Chicken
16 Shallots
4 Cloves of Garlic
12 Red Peppers
4 cm Turmeric root
2 cm Ginger root
3 cm Galingale root
4 tsp Coriander
1 Coconut
2 Turmeric leaves
4 Kaffir Lime leaves
2 strands Lemon grass
salt to taste
Preparation:

Divide chicken into 8 pieces and set aside.
Grate the Coconut flesh and add to 1 ltr. of hot water and puree in your blender.
Chop Shallots, Garlic, Peppers, Turmeric, Ginger and Galingale and puree in blender.
Add this mix to the coconut milk and bring slowly to boil. Add the Chicken, Turmeric, Lime leaves and bruised Lemon grass and simmer for about 1 hour. Lift the lid from your pan for the last 15 min. of boiling. Remove the leaves and Lemon grass before serving.

Soto madura

80g Chicken; boiled and shredded
20g Cabbage; shredded
20g Carrot; shredded
12g Leek; shredded
10g Celery; chopped finev For
20ml Oil
12g Ginger
12g Onion
12g Garlic
4g Turmeric
A pinch of coriander powder
8g Candlenut paste; (may be substituted
; with a paste made
; from equal parts of
; cashewnut and
; charmagar)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Cardamoms
4sm Slic laos; (or substitute
; ginger)
2 Stalks lemon grass
2 Lemon leaves
2 Salam leaves
2 Turmeric leaves
1¼ l Strong chicken stock
A small piece of nutmeg; crushed
1 1 1/2 cm pie cinnamon
1 Onion; sliced and fried
; (50 g)
1 Potato; sliced and fried
; (60 g)

THE PASTE FOR THE GARNISHING HEAT oil in a wok. Add about 50 g of the paste (as per recipe). Saut‚ with whole cardamom, laos (or ginger), lemon grass, lemon leaves, salam leaves, turmeric leaves (as per recipe). Add the strong chicken stock. Add nutmeg and cinnamon. Simmer for five minutes or till the soup no longer smells raw. Strain out the whole herbs and condiments. Season with salt and pepper. Add the boiled, shredded chicken. Serve hot, garnished with fried onion and fried sliced potato.

Aromatic Chicken

information
Magadip is best cooked ahead so that the flavours permeate the chicken flesh making it even more delicious. A cool cucumber salad is a good accompaniment. Add a large piece of bruised ginger and a small onion to the chicken stock to ensure a good flavour.

ingredients
1.5 kg (3 - 3 1/2 lb) chicken, cut in quarters, or 4 chicken quarters
5 ml (1 tsp) sugar
30 ml (2 tbsp) coriander seeds
10 ml (2 tsp) cumin seeds
6 whole cloves
2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) ground nutmeg
2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) ground turmeric
1 small onion
2.5 cm (1 in) fresh root ginger, peeled and sliced
300 ml (1/2 pint) 1 1/4 cups) chicken stock or water
salt and freshly ground black pepper
boiled rice and Deep-fried Onions, to serve

method
1. Cut each chicken quarter in half to obtain eight pieces. Place in a flameproof casserole, sprinkle with sugar and salt and toss together. This helps release the juices in the chicken. Use the backbone and any remaining carcass to make chicken stock for use later in the recipe, if you like.

2. Dry-fry the coriander, cumin and whole cloves until the spices give off a good aroma. Add the nutmeg and turmeric and heat briefly. Grind in a food processor or a pestle and mortar.

3. If using a processor, process the onion and ginger until finely chopped. Otherwise, finely chop the onion and ginger and pound to a paste with a pestle and mortar. Add the spices and stock or water and mix well.

4. Pour over the chicken in the flameproof casserole. Cover with a lid and cook over a gentle heat until the chicken pieces are really tender, about 45—50 minutes.

5. Serve portions of the chicken, with the sauce, on boiled rice, scattered with crisp Deep-fried Onions.

Otak-Otak Bandeng

Ingredients:
1 whole bandeng (milkfish) or substitute sea bass or mackerel (about 700 g)
6 tbs. grated coconut, fried in a dry pan until golden brown and pounded till fine
100 ml thick coconut milk from � coconut
2 eggs, beaten
banana leaves, or substitute foil

Spice-paste
2 tsp. coriander seeds
6 shallots
3 cloves garlic
4 candlenuts
1 cm fresh gangale (lengkuas)
2 tsp. sugar
salt to taste
Instructions:
Scale and gut the fish through the gills. Wash the fish inside and out and dry thoroughly with kitchen towel paper.
Carefully pound the fish with the flat of a large knife. Massage it hard all over in order to release the meat from the skin.
Remove the backbone of the fish but leave tail and head in place: bend the tail towards the head until you feel the bone snap. Carefully pull out the bone through the gill-opening. Take care not to break the skin anywhere.
Press out all the meat through the gill-opening by pressing the fish with a spoon from the tail-end towards the head.
Turn over the skin by pushing the tail towards the head. Remove the bones then push the tail back through the head opening. Flake the meat and fry in a dry pan for a few minutes, then remove all the tiny bones from the meat. Mix the meat with the grated coconut, coconut milk, beaten eggs and the pounded Spice-paste. Blend till smooth. The consistency should be like soft butter.
Put the stuffing back inside the fish through the gill-opening. Sew up the opening after stuffing the fish. Wrap in a banana leaf and secure the ends. Steam until done, approximately 15-20 minutes. Unwrap and grill over a barbecue or in the oven until brown before serving.

Note: Choose a freshly caught milkfish, because the skin would tear easily in a fish that has been lying around for a while.

Makes 3-4 servings.

source : kokkieblanda.nl

Rempeyek Kacang

A Indonesian peanut snack which is delicious as a snack with your aperative as well as a small accomplicement with your meal. It looks like a small thin "cookie" and is prepared much in the same way as American pancakes.
Ingredients:

200 gr. Rice Flour
½ Tsp. Baking powder
250 ml. Coconut milk
½ Tsp. Coriander (ground)
½ Tsp. Salt
1 Clove Garlic (chopped)
Pinch of Cummin (ground)
Pinch of Turmeric (ground)
1 Candle Nut (grated)
100 gr. Raw Peanuts
Oil for frying
Preparation:

Mix the Rice flour with baking powder and coconut milk, then add Coriander, Cummin, Turmeric, Garlic and Candle nut. Mix well. Now add the slightly crushed Peanuts and Stir well. This will give you a slightly runny batter mix. Heat oil in shallow pan and fry batter by the tablespoon. drain on absorbent paper.

source : indochef

Besengek Daging

Spicy Beef dish cooked in coconut milk.
Use a lean, whole cut of beef like "topside" or "silverside".
Ingredients:

500 gr Beef.
1 onion.
1 teaspoon trassi.
1 red chilli pepper.
½ teaspoon black pepper.
1 teaspoon coriander (ground).
½ teaspoon turmeric.
30 ml tamarind water.
250 ml beef stock.
500 ml coconut milk.
2 teaspoons sugar.
salt to taste.
oil for frying.
Preparation:

Place the beef in enough water to cover the joint and boil until tender (about 1 hour). Remove from stock and slice after cooling. Chop the onions and fry with the trassi in the oil until soft. Add chilli, pepper, coriander, turmeric, tamarind, sugar and salt. saute for a further ½ minute then add the beef and stock. Cover pan and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Uncover pan and add the coconut milk. Continue cooking until the sauce thickens.
Can be served on its own with rice or as part of a "rijsttafel".

Bakmi Goreng

Fried egg noodles. Favourite Lunch or light Supper dish
Ingredients:

350 gr. Medium Egg noodles
100 gr. Diced Pork Fillet
50 gr. Small Prawns
1 medium Onion
2 Cloves of Garlic
1 Carrot
1 Small Leek
2 tsp. Sambal ulek
1 tsp. Trassi (shrimp paste)
3 tbs. Kecap Manis
3 tbs. Oil
Pepper & Salt
Preparation:

Boil the noodles, using the instructions on the packet. Rinse and set aside.
Heat your wok and add the oil. Stir-fry the diced Onion and Garlic for 1 min. Add the meat, prawns, trassi and sambal ulek and fry for a further 3 min.Add the finely sliced carrots and leek and fry for 4 more min. Add the Noodles and Kecap Manis.
Use pepper and salt as needed and stir-fry for a further 4 min.
Serve hot. Delicious with Hot Peanut sauce.

source : indochef

Soto Banjar

Indonesian Chicken Noodle Soup
From Sheila Lukins
1995

Ingredients
• 4 c. defatted chicken broth
• 3 c. water
• 4 large flat-leaf parsley sprigs
• 2 fresh cilantro sprigs, roots and stems slightly crushed
• 1 whole chicken breast (1 to
• 1 1/4 lbs.), rinsed well
• 3 medium boiling potatoes (about 12 oz.), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 4 oz. shallots, peeled
• 4 large cloves garlic, peeled
• 3 tbsps. olive oil
• 1 tbsp. peeled fresh
• ginger, minced
• 1 tsp. ground cardamom
• 1 cinnamon stick (3 inches long)
• coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 c. cooked angel hair pasta
• 3 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and quartered
• 1/4 c. chopped green celery
• leaves or fresh cilantro leaves
• 1 lime, thinly sliced

Directions

Combine the chicken broth, water, and parsley and cilantro sprigs in a medium-size soup pot. Bring to a boil and add the chicken breast. Reduce the heat and simmer, partially covered, until the chicken is just cooked through, about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken and let cool slightly. Shred the meat from the bones in 1 1/2 x 1/2-inch pieces, discarding the skin and bones. Set aside covered. Strain the broth and return it to the pot. Add the potatoes to the broth.

Cut half the shallots and half the garlic lengthwise into very thin slices. Heat the oil in a medium-size nonstick skillet over low heat. Add the sliced shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, until lightly golden and crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon to a paper towel to drain. Reserve for garnish. Finely mince the remaining shallots and garlic and the ginger together with the cardamom. Add to skillet and cook uncovered, stirring, over low heat until aromatic, 3 to 4 minutes.

Add this mixture to the broth along with the cinnamon stick, salt, and pepper. Cook covered over medium heat until the potatoes are tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Remove the potatoes from the broth with a slotted spoon.

To assemble, lay out 4 to 6 shallow soup or pasta bowls. Arrange the chicken, pasta, eggs, and potatoes in sections in each bowl, so that it resembles 4 wedges. Heat the broth until piping hot and adjust the seasonings. Discard the cinnamon stick. Ladle the broth into the bowls and sprinkle with the reserved shallots and garlic. Sprinkle the celery leaves or cilantro atop and float a lime slice in the center of each bowl. Serves 6 as a first course, 4 as an entree.

Recipes from Sheila Lukins' All Around The World Cookbook by Sheila Lukins (Workman Publishers, copyright 1994 by Sheila Lukins)

Rendang Padang

Ingredients:
1 T Vegetable oil
2 Cloves garlic
1 t Turmeric
1/2 t Ginger
3 Lemon grass leaves
450 g Top round or lean beef
Sliced thinly
1 t Salt, or to taste
1 1/2 c Coconut milk
1 Salam leaf

Directions:
1. Heat oil in pan and add garlic, turmeric, ginger and lemon grass. Saute lightly.
2. Then add meat and crushed chillies. Saute 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Add salt and chillies and mix well.
3. Pour coconut milk over meat and add salam leaf. Cover and cook over low heat until almost dry.
4. Serve with rice

Ayam Goreng Jogja

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1 large fresh chicken cut in 8 pieces
2 cups water
oil for deep-frying

Spice mix
1 tablespoon coriander
3 tablespoons of crushed garlic
2 tablespoons of dried turmeric
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons of ginger
2 tablespoon oil
Oil for deep frying.

Directions

Grind the coriander, garlic, turmeric, ginger and sugar together to make a fine paste. Heat the oil in a large pan or wok.

Once hot add the spice mix and the bay leaves and cook for 3 minutes until fragrant. Add the chicken pieces and coat well once the skin is brown add the water and simmer uncovered until chicken is almost cooked. The water should have evaporated by now and the chicken should have a brown spicy skin.

Allow the chicken to dry a little then heat oil for deep frying.

Add the chicken to the hot oil and cook for a few moments until golden brown and the chicken is cooked through.

Serve with sliced cucumber and thin carrot strips as a garnish