To marinate the chicken, mix chicken, salt, and turmeric powder in a bowl and let it sit for at least 20 minutes.
Prepare the rica rica paste by grinding shallots, spur chillies, red bird's eye chillies, ginger, galangal, garlic cloves, candlenuts, and water to form a coarse paste.
Fry the marinated chicken in oil until it turns golden brown, then set it aside.
For the curry preparation, add oil and rica rica paste to a pan and mix them together.
Add lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and fresh bay leaves to the pan. Mix everything together and cook until it becomes fragrant and the moisture content reduces.
Mix in water and bring it to a boil.
Add salt and sugar to the mixture and mix well.
Combine the fried chicken pieces with the paste.
Cover the pan and cook everything for 20 minutes.
Add spring onions and basil leaves to the mixture and give it one final mix.
Serve the curry with steamed rice.
Ingredients
Directions
To marinate the chicken, mix chicken, salt, and turmeric powder in a bowl and let it sit for at least 20 minutes.
Prepare the rica rica paste by grinding shallots, spur chillies, red bird's eye chillies, ginger, galangal, garlic cloves, candlenuts, and water to form a coarse paste.
Fry the marinated chicken in oil until it turns golden brown, then set it aside.
For the curry preparation, add oil and rica rica paste to a pan and mix them together.
Add lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and fresh bay leaves to the pan. Mix everything together and cook until it becomes fragrant and the moisture content reduces.
Mix in water and bring it to a boil.
Add salt and sugar to the mixture and mix well.
Combine the fried chicken pieces with the paste.
Cover the pan and cook everything for 20 minutes.
Add spring onions and basil leaves to the mixture and give it one final mix.
Serve the curry with steamed rice.