Chicken Rendang

[Ingredients]

• 8 chicken drumsticks

• Salt and pepper

• 3 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 3 cardamoms

• 1 star anise

• 4 kaffir lime leaves

• 2 pandan leaves, tied into a knot

• 250ml coconut milk

• 80-100g gula melaka

• 1tsp salt

• 300ml water
  

[Rempah]

• 8-10 shallots, peeled and sliced

• 5 cloves garlic, peeled and sliced

• 4cm ginger, peeled and sliced

• 2 chillies, deseeded and sliced

• 2tsp chilli powder

• 1.5tsp turmeric powder

• 3cm galangal, peeled and sliced

• 2 lemongrass, outer layers removed, sliced

• 4tbsp coconut oil

[Steps]

1. Add rempah ingredients into a blender and blend into a smooth paste.

2. Rinse and pat dry chicken. Season with salt and pepper.

3. In a large cooking pot, add 2tbsp cooking oil over medium heat. Followed by cinnamon, cardamoms and star anise, stir fry till fragrant.

4. Add in rempah and stir fry for a few mins.

5. Add in chicken and mix well. Cook for 5-8mins.

6. Add in potatoes, lime leaves, kaffir leaves, coconut milk and water. Mix well.

7. Lastly, add in gula melaka and salt. Mix well and let simmer till chicken is fork tender.
   

Adapted from: https://www.instagram.com/p/BhMCNY7h0FV/?igshid=8s6qaywpd9f1