Author Elfie V
Elfie V.

I find inspiration and joy in the kitchen as a passionate cooking enthusiast and culinary artist.

A spicy Indonesian dish with green chilies as the main ingredient, and it is so easy to make this green chili chicken.
Easy to cook and delicious Green Chili Chicken.

Green Chili Chicken is a spicy Indonesian dish that is often found in Padang/Minang restaurants. This dish originally came from West Sumatra, which then spread throughout Indonesia. For the taste of the green chili, it is very unique and different in each region of Indonesia. Green Chili Chicken can also be eaten with warm rice. This dish is liked by people who like spicy food. In general, chicken meat can be eaten with spicy chili sauce. So many spicy sauces are used as a complement to a dish, for example, sambal bawang, red chili sauce, green chili sauce, sambal dadak, sambal dabu-dabu, etc. However, for this recipe, we will use green chilies as the spicy sauce/complement for the dish. It's very easy to make Green Chili Chicken. The main ingredients for Green Chili Chicken are green chilies and big green chilies, as well as shallots, garlic, coriander, ginger, lemongrass, bay leaves, tamarind, and other spices. To make it easier to process this seasoning, you can use a blender to mix all the ingredients. The chicken meat does not need to be seasoned, because later it will be put into the seasoning that has been blended and stir-fried. There are 2 ways to process chicken meat, first, the chicken meat can be fried before being put into the seasoning. The second one, the chicken does not need to be fried, so the raw chicken will be immediately put into the seasoning that has been stir-fried (it is healthier because the chicken is not fried). Here's the Green Chili Chicken recipe along with the steps to make it.

YIELDS 2 serving(s)
TOTAL TIME 45 minute(s)

Ingredients

  • 500g chicken thigh/breast
  • 400 ml water
  • 1 lemongrass, bruised
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tbsp tamarind paste
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp chicken powder

Mashed Ingredients

  • 200g big green chili
  • 20 green chilies
  • 8 shallots
  • 10 garlic
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp ginger powder

Complementary

  • Lettuce
  • Tomato

Steps

1

Blend all the mashed ingredients, then saute it with oil until fragrant.

Step 1 of cooking Green Chili Chicken.
2

After that, add lemongrass, bay leaves, tamarind paste, and salt. Stir until it's boiling.

Step 2 of cooking Green Chili Chicken.
3

Add water and chicken powder. Stir well and make sure it tastes salty.

Step 3 of cooking Green Chili Chicken.
4

After that, add the chicken breast/thigh. Cook until the chicken is cooked and the sauce has reduced.

Step 4 of cooking Green Chili Chicken.
5

Serve the green chili chicken on a plate with lettuce, tomato, and warm rice.

Step 5 of cooking Green Chili Chicken.


Author Elfie V
Elfie V.

I find inspiration and joy in the kitchen as a passionate cooking enthusiast and culinary artist.

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