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.