Local Food Recipes :)

Chicken Rendang Recipe

Serves 4 | Prep Time: 15 Mins | Cook Time: 45 Mins

Ingredients:

1 1/2 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cut into cubes
1/3 cup cooking oil
1 cinnamon stick
3 cloves
3 star anise
3 cardamom pods
1 lemongrass, white part only, pounded and cut into strips
1 cup coconut milk
1 cup water
5 kaffir lime leaves, bruised
5 tablespoons toasted grated coconut (kerisik)
1 tablespoon sugar or to taste
Salt to taste

Spice Paste:

6 shallots
1-inch piece galangal
3 stalks lemongrass, white part only
4 cloves garlic
1-inch piece ginger, peeled
10 dried chilies (chili arbol), seeded

Method:

All all the ingredients of the Spice Paste in a food processor. Blend well.

Heat the oil in a skillet, add the Spice Paste, cinnamon, cloves, star anise, and cardamom pods and stir-fry them until aromatic. Add the chicken and lemongrass, stir to combine well with the spices. Add the coconut milk, water, and simmer on medium heat, stirring frequently until the chicken is almost cooked.

Add the kaffir lime leaves, toasted coconut, stir to blend well with the chicken. Lower the heat to low, cover the lid, and slowly simmer for 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender and the liquid has dried up. Add more sugar and salt to taste to taste. Serve immediately.

Chicken Satay Recipe

Serves 6 people | Active Time: 50 Minutes

Ingredients:

4 chicken legs and thighs (preferred) or 4 boneless and skinless chicken breasts

Bamboo skewers, soaked in cold water for 2 hours

1 cucumber, cut into small pieces

1 small onion, quartered

Oil, for basting

Marinade:

3 tablespoons oil

2 stalks lemongrass, white parts only

2 cloves garlic, peeled

6 shallots, peeled

2 teaspoons turmeric powder

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon chili powder

1/2 tablespoon salt, or to taste

2 tablespoons sugar

Method:

Cut the chicken meat into small cubes. Blend the Marinade ingredients in a food processor. Add in a little water if needed. Marinate the chicken pieces for 6 hours or best overnight. Thread a few pieces of the chicken meat onto the bamboo skewers and grill for 2-3 minutes on each side until nicely charred. Baste and brush with some oil while grilling. Serve hot with the fresh cucumber pieces and onions.

Seri Muka Recipe

Makes 20 pieces | Prep Time: 10 Minutes | Cook Time: 50 Minutes

Ingredients:

For Bottom Layer:

300 g glutinuos rice (soak for 30 minutes in water)
200 ml thin coconut milk (100ml coconut milk plus 100 ml water)
2 screwpine (pandan) leaves (optional)
1 teaspoon salt

For Top Layer:

200 ml thick coconut milk or coconut cream
2 large eggs plus 2 egg yolks
170 g sugar
100 ml pandan/screwpine juice (from 8-10 pandan leaves)
5 tablespoon all-purpose flour + 2 Tablespoon cornstarch

Method:

Mixed all the ingredients for the bottom layer and steam on high heat for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile prepare the top layer. Mix the eggs, coconut milk, sugar, pandan juice and flour. Stir until smooth. Cook over boiling water (using double boil method) until the mixture thickens slightly but still runny enough to pour.

After 20 minutes, take out the glutinuous rice mixture, stir and flatten it with spoon or hands. Make sure it is compact. Use a sieve to pour the egg mixture on to the rice mixture.

Steam on medium heat for 30 minutes. Leave to cool before cutting into diamond-shaped or rectangle-shaped pieces.