AYAM MASAK MERAH / CHICKEN IN SPICY RED SAUCE

This chicken is cooked in a spicy red sauce that was a popular choice here. Ayam Masak Merah / Chicken in Spicy Red Sauce  got its color from chili paste, chili sauce and tomato sauce. .

Before you start, prepare the chicken by coating with turmeric and salt  then fry until half done.

Also get ready those  ground ingredient.  Cut dried  chili into small pieces, wash and boil .  Drain then grind into smooth paste together with ginger and garlic.

Have added a cup of water but this depends how thick you want the gravy to be.

You can use white sugar instead of brown sugar as brown sugar makes this Ayam Masak Merah / Chicken in Spicy Red Sauce a bit dark in color..

The other chicken recipes you should check out:

Pan Fried Honey Soy Chicken 

Lemon Chicken

Hot & Spicy Chicken Masala. 


AYAM MASAK MERAH / CHICKEN IN SPICY RED SAUCE
Serves    10

1 whole chicken cut into 12
1 tsp turmeric powder
oil for frying
salt to taste

GROUND
30  dry chili cut and boil
1 in ginger
6 cloves garlic

2 big onion sliced
1 stick cinnamon
2 cloves
3 cardamom
4  lemon grass  bruised
3 tablespoon oil
2 tomato chopped
1/2 cup  chili sauce
1/2 cup  tomato sauce
2 tablespoon sugar or to taste (I used brown sugar)
1 cup water
coriander leaves for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Cut chicken into small pieces.  Wash and drain then coat with turmeric and salt.  Fry until half  done,  drain well.

Cut dry chili, wash and boil,  Grind this together with ginger and garlic,

Heat 3 T  oil in a heavy bottomed  pan, add in lemon grass, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.

Add in onion, fry until soft then mix in ground ingredients.  Fry until oil floats  on top.

Add in sauces, sugar, tomato, salt and water.  Bring to a boil.

Add in chicken and salt,  Simmer until chicken is fully cooked.  Remove and serve. Garnish with coriander leaves.

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