Beginners Guide To Concoct Appetizing Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah)

Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah).

Nowdays, you could have Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah) using 25 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah)

1. You need 350 g of Chicken meat (skinless, deboned).
2. It's of Blended Paste;.
3. Prepare 4 cloves (40 g) of Shallots.
4. It's 3 cloves (20 g) of Garlic.
5. It's 1/2 inch (10 g) of Turmeric root.
6. You need 1 inch (20 g) of Galangal.
7. You need 1 inch (20 g) of Ginger.
8. Prepare 1 stalk (20 g) of Lemongrass.
9. You need 6 pc of Dried Chillies (soak in warm water).
10. You need of For Braising;.
11. It's 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. Prepare 1 stick of Cinnamon.
17. You need 2 pc of Star Anise.
18. Prepare 3 pods of Cardamom.
19. You need 3 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.
20. Prepare 2 Tbsp of Ghee (optional).
21. You need of Optionals;.
22. It's 1 of Tomato (quartered).
23. It's 1 of Onion (Sliced).
24. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Ketchup.
25. It's 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..