INDONESIAN RECIPE - KALIO CHICKEN RECIPE

Kalio Chicken can be described as hot and tasty chicken in coconut sauce.  This Recipe originally from west sumatra ( Padang) that called Ayam Kalio.

Ingredients:
1 Chicken (600 gr)
16 Shallots
4 Cloves of Garlic
12 Red Peppers
4 cm Turmeric root
2 cm Ginger root
3 cm Galingale root
4 tsp Coriander
1 Coconut
2 Turmeric leaves
4 Kaffir Lime leaves
2 strands Lemon grass
salt to taste

Preparation:
Divide chicken into 8 pieces and set aside.
Grate the Coconut flesh and add to 1 ltr. of hot water and puree in your blender.
Chop Shallots, Garlic, Peppers, Turmeric, Ginger and Galingale and puree in blender.
Add this mix to the coconut milk and bring slowly to boil. Add the Chicken, Turmeric, Lime leaves and bruised Lemon grass and simmer for about 1 hour. Lift the lid from your pan for the last 15 min. of boiling. Remove the leaves and Lemon grass before serving.