Ayam masak masam manis (chicken in sour sweet gravy)

Ingredients

• For the chicken
• 400g chicken - cut into bite sizes
• 1 tsp turmeric/kunyit powder
• 1/2 tbsp corn flour
• 1/2 tbsp rice flour
• ** Mix all together
• For the gravy
• 1 1/2 tbsp dried chili paste
• 4 shallots - sliced thinly
• 1/2 inch ginger - cut into thin stripes
• 1 1/2 tbsp dried black currants/anggur kering
• 1/4 cup thick tamarind juice/asam jawa
• Salt as needed
• Oil as needed

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Preparation

• When oil is heated, deep fry chicken till crispy and light brown in color.
  Remove and keep aside.
  
  Drain off excess oil and leave about 3 tbsp of oil in the same pan.
  Sauté shallots and ginger.
  
  Add chili paste and cook till oils splits.
  Pour tamarind juice and season with salt.
  
  Add fried chicken pieces and black currants.
  Stir till chicken is coated in the gravy.
  
  Remove from heat.

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