Besengek Chicken

Ingredient Quantity Notes
Chicken pieces 800 g
Salt To taste
Ground white pepper To taste
Ground coriander 2 tbsp
Shallots 8 pcs Halved
Garlic 5 cloves
Red chilies Halved
Candlenut 3 pcs Toasted
Shrimp paste 3 g Toasted
Oil 80 g
Ground cumin 1 tsp
Lemongrass 1 stalk White part only, bruised
Lime leaves 6 pcs Deveined
Galangal 1 inch Sliced
Water 300 g
Tamarind juice 3 tbsp
Mushroom seasoning 1 tsp
Palm sugar 15 g
Coconut cream  100 g

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