Yellow Spiced Grilled Chicken Recipe

Yellow Spiced Grilled Chicken Recipe

3 tablespoons oil

1 stalk lemon grass, bruised

3 kaffir lime leaves

2 cloves

2 cardamoms, bruised

1 chicken, weighing about 1.5kg

500cc thick coconut milk

1 piece asam gelugur or

  1 tablespoon tamarind juice

Ground spices:

3 teaspoons coriander

1 teaspoon pepper

½ teaspoon cumin (jintan putih)

¼ teaspoon aniseed

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

2 teaspoons chopped ginger

2 teaspoons chopped turmeric

¼ teaspoon chopped galangal

5 candlenuts, roasted

4 cloves garlic

8 shallots

1 tablespoon salt

Method:

Heat oil and saute the ground spices, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaves, cloves and cardamoms until fragrant.  Add the chicken.  Fry for a few minutes, then add coconut milk and asam gelugur or tamarind juice.  Simmer until the chicken is half-cooked and the sauce has reduced.  Remove the chicken from the sauce.  Grill the chicken over the charcoal, brushing it with some sauce.  Serve with the remaining sauce.