Nyonya Turmeric Chicken
Simple steps to follow:
Prepare all the ingredients.
Add marinade ingredients in the chicken, combined everything together and marinade for 1 hour or overnight. Set aside.
In a pestle and mortar or blender, blend all the ingredients for blending or pounding together until it forms a paste. Remove and set aside.
Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil heat until hot. Add the shallot, stirring frequently with a wooden spatula for about a minute.
Then add the ginger and garlic. Stir everything together until fragrant for another minute.
Add lemongrass and turmeric paste, stir fry until smell aromatic for about 1-2 minutes.
Then, add in the marinated chicken, stir everything together until evenly coated for about a minute.
Add sugar, sea salt & water.
Cover with a lid and allow it to simmer on low-heat until the chicken is cooked for about 6-8 minutes. You can add more water if prefer to have more gravy. Dish up in a serving plate.
Nyonya Turmeric Chicken
(YIELD: Makes 1-2 servings)
Ingredients:
- Chicken thighs or drumsticks (cut into pieces) – 1-2 thigh / drumstick
- Shallot (thinly slice) – 5 shallots
- Garlic (mince) – 2 garlic
- Ginger (thinly slice) – 30 grams
- Lemongrass (bruise the lemongrass) – 2 stalks
- Brown sugar – 1 1/2 teaspoon
- Sea salt – 1 teaspoon
- Vegetable oil – 1 1/2 tablespoon
- Water – 1/2 cup
For pounding or blending (paste)
- Fresh turmeric – 50 grams
- Lemongrass (finely chop) – 2-3 stalks
- Ginger (chopped) – 30 grams
- Chili padi – 3 – 4 chilies *optional
Marinade
- Sea salt – 2 teaspoons
Instructions:
1. In a bowl, add marinade ingredients in the chicken, combined everything together and marinade for 1 hour or overnight. Set aside.
2. In a pestle and mortar or blender, blend all the ingredients for blending or pounding together until it forms a paste. Remove and set aside.
3. Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil heat until hot. Add the shallot, stirring frequently with a wooden spatula for about a minute then add the ginger and garlic. Stir everything together until fragrant for another minute.
4. Add lemongrass and turmeric paste, stir fry until smell aromatic for about 1-2 minutes.
5. Then, add in the marinated chicken, stir everything together until evenly coated for about a minute. Add sugar, sea salt & water, cover with a lid and allow it to simmer on low-heat until the chicken is cooked for about 6-8 minutes. You can add more water if prefer to have more gravy. Dish up in a serving plate.
6. Serve warm with steamed rice & fried egg.
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