Chicken rendang

Name: Chicken rendang
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: en
Ingredients: 1 Whole Chicken, cut into smaller pieces; 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Desiccated Coconut; 300 ml Coconut Milk; 2 Pandan Leaves, knotted; 3 Stalk lemongrass, bruised; Sea Salt To Taste; Spice Paste :; 10 Shallots (about 120 g), peeled; 4 Cloves Garlic; 3 Lemongrass, white part only; 50 g Ginger; 15 g Galangal; 10 g Fresh Turmeric; 20 g Dried Chilies, soaked

Main Dish

4 servings

15 min

30 min

Very Easy

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Ingredients

Number of serving: 4

1 Whole Chicken, cut into smaller pieces

1/2 Cup Unsweetened Desiccated Coconut

300 ml Coconut Milk

2 Pandan Leaves, knotted

3 Stalk lemongrass, bruised

Sea Salt To Taste

Spice Paste :

10 Shallots (about 120 g), peeled

4 Cloves Garlic

3 Lemongrass, white part only

50 g Ginger

15 g Galangal

10 g Fresh Turmeric

20 g Dried Chilies, soaked

Preparation

Combine the spice paste and blend until fine.
In a large pot, add the chicken pieces with coconut milk, lemongrass, Pandan leaves and spice paste. Bring it to a boil and reduce the heat. Stir well and simmer for about 25-30 minutes.
Meanwhile, dry fry the desiccated coconut on low heat until light golden brown. Let it cool completely and blend until fine.
Then mix in the ground coconut into the chicken mixtures. Continue to cook for another 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and the sauce is thicken.
Serve warm.