"Ayam Goreng Berempah" - Fried Chicken with Spices

Ayam goreng berempah daun kari

“Fried Chicken with Spices” or better known as “Ayam Goreng Berempah” in the Malay Language is a very popular dish in Malaysia. It goes well with rice, in particular “Nasi lemak”. Please find below my recipe for making “Ayam Goreng Berempah”.

Ingredients

2 kg of chicken pieces
5 shallots
4 cloves garlic
4cm ginger
½ tsp cumin powder
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp coriander powder
1 tsp coriander seeds
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp meat curry powder
2 strings of curry leaves (optional)
2 ½ tsp of salt
1 tsp sugar
2 eggs
1 tbsp corn flour
Oil for deep frying

Procedure

Pound shallots, ginger, garlic, coriander seeds and cumin seeds.

In a bowl, mix the pounded ingredients with cumin powder, coriander powder, turmeric and meat curry powder, salt, sugar, eggs and corn flour.

Mix well and leave the marinated chicken overnight so that all the flavour will absorb into the meat.

Heat oil on a pan and deep fry until chicken is cook and turns golden brown. Drain the fried chicken on the kitchen towel.

Heat up 2 tsp of the leftover frying oil with small flame fire and fry the curry leaves until crispy. Turn off the fire flame. Return the chicken into the pan and mix it together.

My kids love it, I hope you do too.