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Chicken with Rujak Seasoning

Cook time
40 min
Servings
4 servings

Chicken with Rujak Seasoning is a traditional Indonesian dish with a delicious blend of savory, spicy, sweet, and slightly sour flavors. The chicken is cooked in a special spice blend, then simmered until the spices are absorbed, creating a tender texture and rich flavor in every bite. Combined with ABfood's Tamarind, which provides a natural and fresh sour flavor, the rujak seasoning is balanced, delicious, and authentic. The combination of spicy, savory flavors with a distinctive sour touch makes this dish even more delicious, fragrant, and addictive.

Chicken with Rujak Seasoning

Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • 6 pieces of chicken
  • 1 lemongrass
  • 7 kaffir lime leaves
  • 3 tbsp tamarind solution
  • 300 mL air
  • 2 tsp chicken stock powder
  • 1 tsp pepper
  • 1 tsp seasoning
  • 1 tsp brown sugar

Ground Spices

  • 30 curly red chilies
  • 20 green cayenne peppers (optional if you like it spicy, I only use 5)
  • 4 candlenuts
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 12 cloves shallots
  • 1 tbsp grilled shrimp paste
  • 1/2 thumb of galanga
  • 1 knuckle of ginger
  • 1 tsp ground coriander

How to make it

  1. Fry the chicken coated with lime. Set aside.
  2. Sauté the ground spices, add the kaffirllime leaves and lemongrass. Once cooked, add the chicken. Then, add the water.
  3. Add the seasoning, seasoning, mushroom stock, tamarind water, and brown sugar. Cook until the liquid has evaporated. Adjust the seasoning.