Opor Ayam (Indonesian Creamy Chicken Curry)

Ingredients

1 chicken, cut it into 10 or 12 pieces400 ml coconut milk3 kaffir lime leaves3 indonesian bay leaves4 tbsp frying oilSugar and salt to taste

Mashed Ingredients

4 cloves garlic8 cloves shallots (3 mashed, 5 sliced)3 cm thick galangal2 cm ginger1/4 tsp white pepper powder1 tsp coriander seeds1 tsp cumin seeds4 candlenuts

Topping

Fried Onion Flakes

Instructions

1. Heat the frying oil on a fry pan. Put mashed ingredients, kaffir lime, and Indonesian bay leaves into the pan, then stir until fragrant. –2. Put the chunks of chicken into fry pan. Stir a bit until all chunks of chicken is covered by the ingredients. –3. Discard the coconut milk. Bring to a boil until the chicken is tender and cooked well. –4. Add the seasonings, stir it well. –5. Served the chicken (opor ayam) with fried onion flakes as its topping.