RESIPI 4 : Ayam Percik

Ayam Percik

1 ½ kg whole chicken halved

Ground to paste
10 shallots
3 cloves garlic
2 cm ginger
4 red chillies
1 tbsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp fennel powder
3 stalks lemon grass sliced
1 cm galangal
4 candlenuts
1 cm turmeric
4 cups coconut milk from 1 grated coconut and 3 cups warm water
2 tbsp tamarind juice, from 1 tbsp tamarind pulp and 1 ½ tbsp water
1 turmeric leaf, shredded
Salt and sugar to taste

Method:
1. Mix the chicken with the paste, coconut milk, tamarind juice, turmeric leaf and seasoning in a wok.
2. Lower the heat and cook the chicken for 15 minutes.
3. Remove the chicken and place it on top of the charcoal grill.
4. While the chicken is being grilled, simmer the sauce in the wok and use it to baste the chicken from time to time.
5. Serve the grilled chicken while it is hot.