Indonesia

Opor Ayam

Name: Opor Ayam
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken pieces; 500 ml Coconut milk; some of each Shallots & garlic; some of each Candlenut & coriander seed; some of each Lemongrass & lime leaves; some of each Galangal & salt

Pale Javanese coconut chicken

Opor ayam is a mild, pale coconut curry from Java, traditionally served for Lebaran at the end of Ramadan.

Unlike the red-brown curries, the sauce stays light and creamy thanks to coconut milk and white spices.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces1 kg
Coconut milk500 ml
Shallots & garlicsome of each
Candlenut & coriander seedsome of each
Lemongrass & lime leavessome of each
Galangal & saltsome of each

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Grind shallots, garlic and nuts into a paste.
Fry the paste with lemongrass and leaves.
Add the chicken and sear all over.
Pour in coconut milk and simmer gently.
Cook until the chicken is tender and the sauce creamy.

Make it original

Candlenut and galangal for opor ayam are in the Asia Boutique.

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