Rose's Ayam Masak Merah

This is my mom's recipe. her name is Rose hence the name. Every Raya celebration, she will cook this and this is one dish that I look forward to eat all the time.

Recipe:

Chicken Marinades:

4 Chicken Thighs - cut in 4

1 tablespoon turmeric powder

2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon liquid chicken stock

Sauce:

2 inch Ginger Sliced

1 stalk of lemongrass - sliced

2 inch of - Sliced Galangal

6 shallots sliced

4 cloves garlic sliced

1 cinnamon stick

4 star anise

4 cloves

4 cardamons

1 cup cooking oil

1/2 cup tomato puree

4 tablespoon tomato ketchup

4 tablespoon cili sauce

1 tablespoon cili boh

1/2 cup coconut milk

1/4 cup tamarind juice

1 cup water

salt to taste

Direction:

Blend ginger, galangal, lemongrass, shallots, cili boh and garlic with 1/4 cup water and keep aside.

Marinate chicken with the tumeric powder, salt & chicken stock. Heat up the cooking oil and fry chicken. drain and put aside. Keep some of the oil and leave about 1/4 cup oil in the wok and fry the star anise, cardamon, cloves and cinnamon stick until fragrant then add the blended items and fry until fragrant for a few minutes. add the tomato puree, tomato sauce and chili sauce and stir. then add the coconut milk and the balance of the 3/4 cup of water and boil. Add the fried chicken and let the sauce reduced to the consistency you want and add salt, sugar and tamarind juice to taste.