SecretBlog: Chicken Curry (Indonesian Style)

Ingredients:

1 (1.8kg) chicken, cut into large pieces

Grind to a fine powder:
1½ tsp peppercorns
3 slightly heaped tbsp coriander seeds, roast in dry pan before grinding

grind to a smooth paste:
12-15 shallots, peel
3 red chillies
2 cloves garlic
6 thin slices ginger

bruise:
1 stalk lemon grass
1 piece lengkuas, size of walnut

¼ tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
230g grated coconut mix with 2 cups water and extract equal amount of milk
1 cup water
8 tbsp oil

Method:

• In a large bowl, combine chicken with all the ground ingredients, lemon grass, lengkuas, turmeric powder and salt.
• Heat oil, add chicken and fry till fragrant. Add water and coconut milk, then cover and bring to the boil. Simmer till chicken is tender, stirring now and then during cooking. The consistency of the gravy should be thick.