Ayam Goreng Bumbu - Indonesian Fried Chicken
Ayam Goreng Bumbu is not just an ordinary fried chicken. It’s a traditional fried-chicken from Indonesia that when iproperly cooked, tastes flavorful right to the bone.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr
- Yield
- 6 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1.3 lbs chicken (cut in pieces.)
- 5 cloves of garlic.
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander.
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder.
- 6 candlenuts/ Kemiri (optional)
- ½ inch galangal.
- 2 salam leaves (optional.)
- 1 lemongrass.
- 1 teaspoon salt.
- 2 teaspoons sugar.
- Cooking oil for deep frying.
Instructions
- 1
Clean and cut the chicken into pieces as desired.
- 2
Grind the garlic, candlenuts/ Kemiri, and galangal into a paste.
- 3
Put the chicken pieces in a cooking pan.
- 4
Add in all the spices and the herbs. Give a stir until all the pieces are coated with spices.
- 5
Put the lid on and turn to high-medium for about 5 minutes until you hear the sound of cooking. Then turn the heat to low to cook further for about 30 minutes.
- 6
Keep checking and stirring the chicken every now and again, you don’t want it to burn at the bottom. I do it about 2-3 times until the poultry is cooked.
- 7
Heat the cooking oil in a wok or a deep frying pan.
- 8
Fry the chicken pieces until lightly golden.
- 9
Enjoy.