Balinese Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

6 pieces large chicken thighs

2 cups coconut milk

2 tbsp fried coriander seeds, crushed

2 stalks serai, crushed

2″ piece lengkuas, crushed

150g gula melaka

1 tbsp assam paste

1 tsp five-spice powder

1 tsp vesop

3 tsp salt

Ingredients:

1.  Boil chicken thighs with all the other ingredients for 15 minutes.  Remove chicken thighs and drain.  Sieve gravy and use it for making the sambal for the fried chicken.

2.  Deep fry chicken thighs for 2 to 5 minutes or till chicken is brown and cooked.  Serve with sambal.

Ingredients for Sambal:

40 dried red chillies or 2 tbsp chilli paste

10 shallots

4 cloves garlic

1/2 square piece belachan

Method:

1.  Blend shallots, garlic and belachan together.

2.  Fry blended ingredients in 1/2 cup oil till fragrant.

3.  Add chilli paste and stir-fry over slow fire adding the chicken gravy and fry till cooked and thick.  Add salt and sugar to taste.

4.  Serve fried chicken with sambal, topped with chilli padi and chopped pineapple.