Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chicken in spicy tamarind sauce (ayam asam pedas). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas) is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook chicken in spicy tamarind sauce (ayam asam pedas) using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas):

1. Get 350 g Chicken Meat (boneless, cut into pieces)
2. Take 1/2 tsp Salt (marinate)
3. Take Sambal Paste (blend well);
4. Make ready 20 g Dried Chilli (deseed, rehydrated)
5. Prepare 40 g Shallots
6. Prepare 20 g Garlic
7. Make ready 20 g Ginger Root
8. Prepare 20 g Galangal Root
9. Get 20 g Turmeric Root
10. Make ready 20 g Fermented Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
11. Take 20 g Lemongrass Stalk (white part)
12. Take Aromatics;
13. Take 2 stalk Ginger Flower (slice in half)
14. Make ready 2 stalk Lemongrass (bruised)
15. Prepare 10 sprigs Vietnamese Mint (Daun Kesum)
16. Prepare Other Ingredients;
17. Prepare 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
18. Get 1 Tbsp Sugar
19. Take 1.5 cup Water
20. Get 100 g Okra
21. Take 2 pc Tomatoes (quartered)
22. Take 10 g Vietnamese Mint leaves (finely chopped, garnish)

Steps to make Chicken in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Ayam Asam Pedas):

1. MARINATE; Salt the chicken and set aside for 30 minutes or more.
2. COOK THE PASTE; heat 3 Tbsp of Cooking Oil until hot, then add the Sambal Paste. Cook the Paste until the oil separates.
3. TAMARIND; once the oil separates, add the Tamarind juice, Aromatics, Sugar and mix well. Bring it to a gentle boil and cover with a lid. Cook for 5 minutes and stirring occasionally.
4. CHICKEN; After 5 minutes, DISCARD the Aromatics, turn down the heat to a Simmer and then add in the Chicken. Cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes while stirring occasionally.
5. VEGGIES; after 5 minutes, add the tomatoes and okra. Cover with lid and cook for 2 minutes. After that, remove the lid and season with Salt if necessary.
6. OPTIONAL; the dish is basically done but if you want to thicken the gravy, simply continue to simmer without a lid for another 5-10 minutes. You might want to remove the Okra and set it aside but you can leave the tomatoes and chicken in.
7. SERVE with cooked rice and garnish with Vietnamese Mint leaves.

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