Ayam Golek Berempah @ Malay Roasted Chicken 马来风味香烤鸡
Its been a long while since I made any baked and grilled chicken. I'm so glad I started it all over again. After the BBQ Char Siu chicken and here is another scrumptious baked & grilled, the Malay style spicy roasted chicken. It has a very special aroma 。。。sweet, spicy at the same time and fragrant came from all the mixed spices will definitely gives you a good kick. Simply irresistible ! And here's what I did.
Ingredients :
one chicken about 1.3kg
2 TB honey
1 TB ground black peppercorn
1 tpsn chicken granules
2 TB brown sugar
1 tspn turmeric powder
2 TB kurma mixed powder
1-1/2 tspn salt
Ingredients for blended paste :
3 TB cooking oil
1 onion
7 bird eye chilies
2 shallots
1" ginger
2 stalk lemongrass, only the white part
(grind all ingredients into paste)
Method :
(1) combined all ingredients to blended paste till cooperated. Then marinade chicken with the mixture and keep chilled overnight.
(2) when its ready, bake grilled at preheated oven 200'C for about 80 minutes or till golden brown. (my oven temperature is a bit lower compare to others, so please check yours)
Make sure you rotate the chicken once awhile. I'm actually using auto rotate function in my oven. It works wonderfully. Meanwhile, I'm getting ready my pandan coconut rice. Once the rice is in the rice cooker. Next, preheat a sauce pan with 1/2 cup cooking oil then cook the remaining marinade gravy till fragrant and thick or for about 10-15 minutes.
Ingredients :
1 cup white rice
1 cup brown rice
1 tspn salt
1/2 cup thick coconut milk
1 cup water
1/2 cups pandan juice (1 cup water blend with 15 pcs pandan leaves)
Method :
(1) combine both rice then wash & raised thoroughly.
(2) mix together water, pandan juice, salt and rice then let the rice cooker to do its job.
(3) when rice about to dry and cook, add in coconut milk and stir to mix well, then continue cooking it till done.
The chicken meat turns out really tender and juicy delicious. And with the additional gravy, you will be on cloud nine. >o< Trust me, your family & guests going to love it !