Opor Ayam (Chicken in Coconut Milk)
Opor Ayam. Something about the creamy coconut milk sauce and aromatic spices makes opor ayam so comforting and satisfying.
Ingredients
- 1 chicken, cut into small pieces ( or use 1 kg of chicken drumstick )
- 2 lemongrass, cut and bruised
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 sliced ginger
- 2 inch galangal
- 3 kaffir lime leaves
- 500 ml water
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 1 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1 tsp sugar, or to taste
- 3 tablespoons of oil for frying
Grind the following spice paste ( Ground Spices )
- 2 shallot
- 5 garlic
- 3 cundlenuts
- 1 tbsp corriender seed
- 1 inch turmeric, or turmeric powder.
- 1 tsp white paper
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a pan, then sauté the grand spices, lemongrass, galangal, bay leaves and lime leaves until fragrant.
- Add the water, chopped chicken or chicken drumstick, and cook until boiling.
- Add salt and sugar, mix well, cover the pot, and cook the chicken until tender and the spices are absorbed.
- Add thick coconut milk, and cook until boiling.
- Correct the taste; if it's right, turn off the stove.
- Serve the Opor Ayam with a sprinkling of fried shallots, and enjoy it with steam white rice.
- Bon Appetit!