TAMARIND CHICKEN

Tamarind Chicken
has a sweet and sour taste
with aroma of turmeric and not spicy!

Do not forget to cook more rice as it is very appetizing.

I have adapted this recipe from
Shirley Ong Geok Mooi's Assam/Tamarind Chicken.

Tamarind Chicken

2 chicken drumstick, chopped into bite size

2 Tbsp oil

1 big lemongrass, smashed

1/2 tsp tamarind paste

sugar & salt to taste

Rempah:

blend together

1-2 dried chilli, soaked in boiling water to soften

8 shallots

4 pips garlic

3/4" fresh fresh turmeric

1. heat up oil in a kuali, add the rempah & fry until fragrant

2. add lemongrass & chicken pieces, fry until chicken pieces shrink

3. add some water and allow to simmer until cooked

4. add tamarind paste, salt & sugar to taste

Note:

I have replaced the fresh turmeric with turmeric powder

so the colour is not so bright.