Indonesian Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

• .25 kg (21/2 lb.) chicken pieces
• 1-cup coconut
• 1 cup boiling water
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1-teaspoon salt
• 1-teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2-teaspoon cayenne
• 2 tablespoons peanut butter
• 1-tablespoon coriander
• 1-tablespoon water
• 2 medium onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind

Method:

1. Pour the boiling water over the coconut and let stand for 15 minutes.
2. Strain through a fine strainer, push with a spoon to extract the maximum flavor from coconut. Retain the coconut liquid and discard coconut.
3. Combine turmeric, salt, ginger, pepper, cayenne, peanut butter and coriander with the 1-tablespoon water and mix to a fine paste.
4. Sauté finely chopped onions and crushed garlic in hot oil for 2 minutes. Add the peanut butter paste and sauté for a further 2 minutes.
5. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
6. Rub the chicken pieces well with this mixture and let stand in covered bowl for1 hour to allow chicken to absorb flavours.
7. Combine the coconut liquid and lemon rind in a large saucepan.
8. Bring to boil and add chicken pieces with any remaining paste, reduce heat then cover and simmer for 35 minutes or until chicken is tender.
9. Remove the chicken pieces from pan, brown lightly under hot griller, basting with sauce from the pan.
10. Spoon any of the remaining sauce over the chicken pieces.

Serves 4.