Chili Fried Chicken
This very hot and spicy dish is one of the best Malaccan cuisine. Rarely showcased, this beautiful stir fried curried flavour sauce wrapped either the deep fried chicken or Mackerel. Its aromatic taste came from the fresh curry leaves along with toasted fennel and cumin seeds. The spiciness are the combination of the black pepper and the chilli paste. A very pleasant dish to try for spicy cuisines lovers.
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken – cut into serving portion
- Marinate the chicken with turmeric powder and salt. Deep fry till golden brown.
The sauce ingredients
Ground
- 50 gm dry chillies – seeded and soak in hot water to soften
- 15 shallots
- 7 cloves garlic
- 1/2 cm galangal
- 3-4 lemon grasses
Coarsely pounded
- 2 tbsps toasted fennel seeds
- 1 tbsp toasted cumin seeds
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 2 tbsps oil
- Salt and sugar to taste
Method:
Heat oil in a pan. Stir fry the curry leaves until fragrant and add in the ground ingredients. Stir fry until oil surface. Add the spices and black pepper. Add salt and sugar. Add the chicken. Mix the fried chicken with the sauce. Off the heat and serve.
 Chili fried Mackerel |
