Recipe: Appetizing Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah)

Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah).

You can have Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah) using 25 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Malay Spicy Tomato Chicken (Ayam Masak Merah)

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

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..