Fragrant Chicken Curry Manado Style (Ayam Tuturaga)

Ingredients & spices :

1 kg Chicken, cut into bite sized
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Lime juice
5 tablespoons Oil
2 Pandanus leaves, cut into 2 cm pieces
2 stalks Lemon grass, finely chopped
5 Kaffir lime leaves
2 Cumin leaves, coarsely chopped
250 cc Water
5 stalks Chives, cut into 2 cm pieces
2 tablespoons Lime juice
Salt and sugar

Paste:

100 g Red and bird’s eye chilies
5 cloves Garlic
10 Shallots
2 teaspoons Chopped ginger
2 teaspoons Chopped turmeric
7 Candlenuts, roasted
1 teaspoon Salt

How to prepare :

Rub the chicken with salt and lime juice, and let it stand for 15 minutes.

Heat oil and sauté ground spices, pandanus leaves, lemon grass, kaffir lime and cumin leaves until fragrant.

Add chicken and fry until it is half-cooked.

Continue to cook until the chicken is tender and the gravy has thickened.

Add chives, lime juice, and salt and sugar to taste.

Serve hot.

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