Galangal fried chicken (ayam goreng lengkuas)

Ingredients

• 1 kg whole chicken, cut into 8 pieces
• 4 tablespoons shredded galangal
• 2 salam leaves or bay leaves as substitute
• 1 stalk lemon grass, bruised
• Oil for deep-frying

Ingredients for the Spices paste:

• 3 cloves garlic
• 5 shallots
• 3 candlenuts, roasted
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• Salt and sugar to taste
• Put all the ingredients in a mortar and using pestle grind into spice paste