Nasi Kuning with Fried Chicken (Indonesian Style)

Ingredients:

1kg chicken leg

3 cup Basmathi rice ~ soaked 30min, drain

3 cup coconut milk

1 cup water

1 bay leave

1 lemongrass ~ crushed

3 kaffir leaves

1/2 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup rice flour

Cooking oil ~ deep frying

Marinade

4 red chili

12 shallots

2 candlenuts

1 lemongrass ~ sliced

1" galangal

1 tbsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp grated palm sugar

200ml coconut cream

4 tbsp tamarind juice

1/2 tsp salt

Sambal Goreng Sayur (Recipe here)

Directions/Instructions:

1. Combine all the marinade ingredients and blend them in the food processor until a smooth paste.
2. Marinade the smooth paste together with the chicken leg, for 2 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
3. While the chicken is being marinaded, prepare the rice in the rice cooker.  Add coconut milk, water, bay leaves, lemongrass, kaffir leaves, turmeric powder, and salt to the rice; mix evenly and set the rice cooker to cook.  Once the rice is cooked, discard the aromatics and fluff the rice.
4. Coat the chicken with rice flour, heat oil in a wok, and deep fry the coated chicken pieces until golden brown, drain well.
5. Serve Nasi Kuning with fried chicken and sambal goreng sayur.  Enjoy!