September 5, 2010

Chicken Coconut, Tomato Paste With Cashewnuts

Source: Chef Wan

Today our breakfast is "Chicken Coconut, Tomato Paste with Cashew Nuts", it's similar to "Ayam Masak Merah". I watched AFC a week ago, hosted by Chef Wan. One of the Chef from Penang Resort demo this marvelous dish....my husband & kids love it! He helps himself a couple of times.....Am going to cook this dish again for our Hari Raya.

Ingredients:
1.5kg chicken (mix with 1 tbsp turmeric powder)
100g ghee
100g cooking oil
450g shallots ~ blend
100g cloves garlic ~ blend
3-4 tbsp chili paste (add more if u want spicy)
2 stalk lemongrass
3 large onion ~ sliced thinly
2 screwpine (daun pandan)
2 cinnamon sticks
6 anise star
6 cloves
6 cardamoms
1 bunch coriander leaves
150g tomato paste
500ml water
250ml coconut cream
100g castor sugar
25g salt
100g cashew nuts

Directions:
  1. Mix the chicken with turmeric powder, deep-fried until crisp. Then, set the fried chicken aside.
  2. Heat cooking oil & ghee.  Add blended ingredients & chili paste.   Stir fry the ingredients till fragrance.   Then add lemongrass, sliced onions, screwpine leaves, spices & coriander leaves.   Continue stir for a couple of minutes.
  3. Add tomato paste, salt, sugar & water.   After that add fried chicken & coconut cream.  Mix well.
  4. Simmer the chicken for a few minutes & ended with cashew nuts.   Ready to serve with cooked rice.