Malay chicken skewers

Ingredients

• 750 grams chicken thigh fillets, fat trimmed, cut into 2 cm strips
• 3 eschalots, cut into chunks
• 2 pieces of ginger, sliced
• 1 birdseye chilli, halved, seeded
• 1 lemongrass stalk, trimmed, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• cucumber strips, steamed rice to serve
• Cucumber and pineapple salsa
• 1 small cucumber, diced
• 1/4 fresh pineapple, diced
• 1 birdseye chilli, finely sliced
• 1 eschalot, finely sliced
• 2 tablespoons lemonjuice
• 1 tablespoon sugar