Kare Ayam

Kare Ayam is Indonesian chicken curry and is usually served on Eid day. This curry is not thick as Indian or Thai curry.

  • Prep Time10 min
  • Cook Time40 min
  • Total Time50 min
  • Course
    • Main Course
    • Soup

Ingredients

  • 500-grams chicken thigh
  • 100 ml coconut milk
  • 6 shallots
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 3 candlenuts
  • 3 cm turmeric
  • half spoon of coriander seeds
  • half spoon of white pepper
  • 2 chilies
  • 4 big red chilies
  • 2 lemongrass
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • 2 teaspoons of bouillon
  • 50 ml cooking oil
  • 400 ml water
  • Fried shallot

How to Cook

1

Place shallots, garlic, candlenuts, turmeric, coriander seeds, white pepper, chilies, and big red chilies in a food processor and process into a paste.

2

Heat cooking oil in the wok, and add the spices paste, bay leaves, and lemongrass. Stir for 10 minutes.

3

Add the chicken, salt, and bouillon powder into the wok. 

4

Cook the chicken for 30 minutes.

5

Add fried shallot on top and Kare Ayam is ready to serve with rice.

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