How to Prepare Appetizing Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah)

Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah).

Now, you could cook Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah) using 25 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah)

1. It's 350 g of Chicken meat (skinless, deboned).
2. You need of Blended Paste;.
3. It's 4 cloves (40 g) of Shallots.
4. You need 3 cloves (20 g) of Garlic.
5. You need 1/2 inch (10 g) of Turmeric root.
6. It's 1 inch (20 g) of Galangal.
7. Prepare 1 inch (20 g) of Ginger.
8. You need 1 stalk (20 g) of Lemongrass.
9. You need 6 pc of Dried Chillies (soak in warm water).
10. Prepare of For Braising;.
11. Prepare 1/3 cup of Tomato Puree.
12. You need 1 cup of Coconut Milk.
13. Prepare 2 pc of Tamarind slices.
14. You need 1 Tbsp of Palm sugar.
15. It's 1 tsp of Salt (to your taste).
16. You need 1 stick of Cinnamon.
17. You need 2 pc of Star Anise.
18. You need 3 pods of Cardamom.
19. Prepare 3 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.
20. It's 2 Tbsp of Ghee (optional).
21. You need of Optionals;.
22. It's 1 of Tomato (quartered).
23. You need 1 of Onion (Sliced).
24. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Ketchup.
25. You need 1 Tbsp of Chili Sauce.

Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah) instructions

1. Heat the oil (and Ghee if you like) in the wok at high heat. Fry the cinnamon, star anise and cardamom until fragrant (10 seconds). Then add the blended paste and chicken. Mix well and fry until the oil separates..
2. Once the oil separates, turn down the heat and add the coconut milk, palm sugar, tamarind slices, tomato puree and salt. Cover the wok and cook between 10 to 20 minutes (depends on how you cut your chicken), stirring occasionally every 5 minutes until sauce thickens. Chicken is ready to serve..
3. OPTIONAL; in step 2 you can also add tomatoes, onions and if you like you can also add ketchup and chilli sauce..