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chicken rendang recipe

Authentic Malay Chicken Rendang (Resepi Rendang Ayam)

If you are looking for one of Southeast Asian’s best cuisines, you should try this Authentic Chicken Rendang recipe. This dish, often called a "dry curry," is rich in flavour.
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:30 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: Asian, Malay
Keyword: asian recipe, chicken rendang, halal, hari raya recipe, ramadan recipe, rendang ayam, rendang recipe
Servings: 6 people
Author: TWP

Ingredients

Ingredients to blend

  • 3 red onions you can use shallots
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp ginger
  • 1 tbsp turmeric powder kunyit
  • 1 lemon grass
  • 3 red chilli
  • 20 ml water

Sauce

  • 25 g fish curry powder
  • 25 g beef curry powder
  • 200 ml coconut milk/cream
  • 600 ml water
  • 3 tsp salt
  • 110 g coconut paste kerisik
  • 2 turmeric leaves daun kunyit - cut into thin slices
  • 1.5 kg chicken bone-in-chicken

Instructions

Ingredients to blend

  • Blend the onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric powder, lemon grass and red chilli with water until well mixed/blended.

Making the sauce

  • Add the blend to the uncooked chicken in the wok. Add in both curry powders, coconut cream and top it with the required amount of water to create the gravy.
  • Add the cut turmeric leaves and salt. Mix them well and let it cook for 20 minutes.
  • Final step: After 20 mintues, add the coconut paste into the gravy and mix it well. Let it simmer for another 10 minutes and you're done!