Spicy Clay Pot Chicken Recipe

Spicy Clay Pot Chicken Recipe

1 chicken, cut into small pieces

1 teaspoon salt

1-2 tablespoons lime juice

3 tablespoons oil

½ turmeric leaf, finely sliced

1 pandanus (screwpine) leaf, finely sliced

3 kaffir lime leaves, finely sliced

2 stalks lemon grass, bruised

4 green chilies, coarsely sliced

2 scallions, cut into 2 cm pieces

25g basil leaves

Ground spices:

7 red chilies

2 teaspoons turmeric

2 teaspoons ginger

7 shallots

3 cloves garlic

2 chopped tomatoes

1 tablespoon salt

Method:

Rub chicken with 1 teaspoon salt and lime juice and let it stand for 15 minutes.  Heat oil and sauté the ground spices until fragrant.  Add the chicken, turmeric leaf, pandanus leaf, kaffir lime leaves and lemon grass.  Fry for a few minutes before adding enough water to cover the chicken.  Bring to the boil.  Simmer until the chicken is tender, then add green chilies, scallions and basil leaves.  Cook until the gravy thickens.