Ayam Buah Keluak

Serving 4 pax
Preparation Time 60 - 120 mins
Skill Difficult
Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
100g minced pork
100g tamarind pulp
10 buah keluak (Indonesian black nuts)
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
2 stalks lemongrass

For rempah:
6 slices galangal
2 stalks lemongrass
5 pieces of kaffir lime leaves
Tumeric powder
200g shallots
3 tbsp belacan
2 tbsp dried chilli paste

Method
  1. Soak the buah keluak (black nuts) for 1-2 weeks, changing the water twice daily. 
  2. Scrub the nuts clean, crack open and extract the kernel. Set the nut shells aside. 
  3. Mince the kernel and mix well with the minced pork. Season with light soy sauce and sugar. Stuff the buah keluak paste back into the nut shells.
  4. Blend all the rempah ingredients into a paste, excluding the lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves.
  5. Stir fry the rempah paste, lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves.
  6. Add in the chicken and tamarind pulp and continue to stir fry till chicken is evenly coated with the rempah.
  7. Add in the buah keluak.
  8. Boil and simmer for 1 hour, until the dish is well-cooked.
  9. Serve and enjoy!

#FPMadeWithLove fan contribution by Ng Puay Choo.

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