April 3, 2015
Fabulous Friday Flavour: Ayam Goreng Balado (Padang Chilli Fried Chicken)
Category: Fabulous Friday Flavours
Inspired by an Indonesian recipe tucked away in one of my recipe books, I decided to put a spin on the traditional Ayam Belado recipe by frying the chicken first using some herbs and spices, then adding in some dijon mustard to the sauce.
It’s crispy, it’s fiery, it’s sourish and bursting with flavour. If you love spicy dishes and one that is incendiary, this dish is for you. If not, just go easy on the chillies!
Ayam Goreng Balado (Padang Chilli Fried Chicken)
2015-07-13 13:55:50
Ingredients
- 8-10 pieces of chicken breast (with skin and bones!)
- 1.5 tbsp tumeric powder
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- pinch of salt
- Oil for frying the chicken
- 5-8 pieces of fresh red chillies
- 1 red onion, peeled
- 1 can of tomato puree
- Quarter inch of fresh tumeric, peeled
- 1-2 pieces asam keping
- 2 tbsp dijon mustard
- 1-2 tbsp brown sugar
- Half a lemon
- 2 lemon grass, bruised
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Smear chicken with tumeric powder and dried basil with a little bit of water and a pinch of salt.Mix well.
- Fry chicken in hot oil till the skin becomes crispy. Set aside, drain the excess oil and assemble the chicken in a separate pan
- Pulse fresh chillies, onion and fresh tumeric. Leave the texture coarse
- Heat up olive oil in a pan or skillet. When it is hot enough, add in the pulsed chillies, onions and fresh tumeric. Fry till it gets a little dry. Be careful not burn it
- Add in tomato puree, mustard and lemon grass. Mix well and cook for about 10 minutes. Add Asam keping and brown sugar. Squeeze half a lemon. Continue to mix for another 5-10 mins. Turn off the fire
- Transfer the sauce and glaze it all over the chicken.
- Serve with rice
Notes
- Warning: Can be very addictive. Enjoy! =D
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Voila! You now have a meal.
Comments
It doesn’t look crispy but it sure looks fiery. And tasty.
Hmm…the sauce over it does make it a little less crispy, Pamela. 😀 Tasty and fiery definitely. I hope you get the chance to try it. 🙂 Thanks for commenting. 🙂