Malay Cuisine

Ayam Masak Merah

Posted by Wani Madelina on

Ayam Masak Merah (Spicy Tomato Chicken) with Sambal KangKong by the side. 🤗
In celebration of Ramadhan month 2019, Chef Wani has ventured into Malay cuisine and explore its fantastic tastes. I really love this dish as it’s both sweet, sour and spicy. Just fantastic.

40min | Serves 3-4

  • Half chicken
  • 1 tbs Turmeric salt

Step 1: Clean chicken. Cut into small pieces and mix with turmeric salt. Fry until 2/3 cooked.

  • Oil
  • 3 Star anise
  • 1 Cinnamon
  • 2 lemongrass, cut into half

Step 2: Stir fry with hot oil for aroma. Then take out.

  • 4-5 big red chillies, chopped
  • 1 cm ginger, squashed
  • 2 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1/2 large onion, diced
  • 1.5 tomato, diced
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/2 chili sauce

Step 3: Stir in the first items. Then add sauces and diced tomato. Stir in hot aroma oil.

Step 4: Enter the chicken. Let the gravy become thick. Turn chicken once in awhile.

  • Spring onion, garnish
  • Parsley, garnish

Step 5: When gravy thick, add garnish. Continue to heat 1-2 minutes. Then extinguish the fire. Serve hot with rice and ideally sambal kangkong. 😉

Ingredients List:

  • Half chicken
  • 1 tbs turmeric salt
  • 4-5 big red chillies
  • 1 cm ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 0.5 large onion
  • 1.5 whole tomato
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/2 chili sauce
  • 3 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon
  • 2 lemongrass
  • Parsley
  • Spring onion