Cooking with Chef Mel Dean... Rendang Ayam Recipe

Ingredients

• 1.2kg chicken cut into 8 pieces (remove fats and skin, rinse)
• 200ml reduced fat coconut milk
• 1 ½ tbsp palm sugar (gula melaka)
• 2 kaffir lime leaves, sliced
• 2 turmeric leaves, sliced
• 3 tbsp tamarind pulp (add a bit of water to make a paste)
• 1 stalk lemongrass, bruised
• 4 tbsp canola oil
• 1 ½ cup water
• Low-sodium salt to taste
• 20 shallots
• 4 cloves garlic
• 2-inch piece fresh turmeric
• 2-inch piece galangal
• 2-inch piece ginger
• 2 stalks lemongrass, sliced
• 20 pieces dried chillies (soaked in water)
• 1 tbsp fennel seeds
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp black pepper corn