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Opor Ayam

Opor Ayam Recipe (Authentic Indonesian Chicken in Creamy Coconut Sauce)

5 from 1 vote
Something about the creamy coconut milk sauce and aromatic spices makes opor ayam so comforting and satisfying.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indonesian
Calories: 567
Ingredients Equipment Method

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

Equipment

  • 1 Teflon (Bezia 6 Quart Nonstick Stock Pot Soup)

Method
 

  1. Heat the oil in a pan, then sauté the grand spices, lemongrass, galangal, bay leaves and lime leaves until fragrant.
    Stir all the spices
  2. Add the water, chopped chicken or chicken drumstick, and cook until boiling.
  3. Add salt and sugar, mix well, cover the pot, and cook the chicken until tender and the spices are absorbed.
  4. Add thick coconut milk, and cook until boiling.
    Boil opor ayam
  5. Correct the taste; if it's right, turn off the stove.
  6. Serve the Opor Ayam with a sprinkling of fried shallots, and enjoy it with steam white rice.
    Opor Ayam Recipe
  7. Bon Appetit!