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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2009

Ayam Garo Rica (Manadonese Chicken in Chili and Hairy Basil Sauce)

Have you ever stopped by at Deetha's blog? She has loads of Indonesian recipes I never knew about but really worth to try like this one.



For 4 persons

Ingredients:
- 1kg chicken pieces
- 250ml water
- 6tbs vegetable oil
- 10 kaffir lime leaves, discard the midrib
- 3 tomatoes, sliced (if possible green tomato)
- 4 lemongrass, take the white part and bruised
- 5 spring onion, sliced
- 50gr hairy basil leaves

For the smooth spice paste:
- 2 garlic
- 3cm ginger
- 3cm turmeric
- Salt

- Pound all the smooth spice paste ingredients into a smooth paste.

For the coarse spice paste:
- 200gr shallots
- 10 bird's eye chili (more or less depending on your taste buds)

- Pound all the coarse spice paste ingredients into a coarse paste.

Directions:
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan, add kaffir lime leaves and lemongrass, stir until fragrant. Add smooth spice paste, stir continuously until spice paste is done.
- Add coarse spice paste, stir until fragrant, add tomatoes and spring onion, continue stirring.
- Add chicken pieces, stir until chicken has turn color. Add water, continue cooking until water has evaporated and chicken is cooked through. 
- Add hairy basil leaves, stir until the leaves are stale. Ready to be served.