Opor Ayam (Indonesian Creamy Chicken Curry)

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, cut it into 10 or 12 pieces
• 400 ml coconut milk
• 3 kaffir lime leaves
• 3 indonesian bay leaves
• 4 tbsp frying oil
• Sugar and salt to taste
• 4 cloves garlic
• 8 cloves shallots (3 mashed, 5 sliced)
• 3 cm thick galangal
• 2 cm ginger
• 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
• 1 tsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 4 candlenuts
• Fried Onion Flakes

Instructions

1. 1

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2. 2

   Heat the frying oil on a fry pan. Put mashed ingredients, kaffir lime, and Indonesian bay leaves into the pan, then stir until fragrant. -

3. 3

   Put the chunks of chicken into fry pan. Stir a bit until all chunks of chicken is covered by the ingredients. -

4. 4

   Discard the coconut milk. Bring to a boil until the chicken is tender and cooked well. -

5. 5

   Add the seasonings, stir it well. -

6. 6

   Served the chicken (opor ayam) with fried onion flakes as its topping.