Dry Thai Chilli Chicken Rendang (Rendang Ayam Kering Cili Api)

Assalamualaikum and hello dear readers,

Been awhile since I posted here. However the break has been good. I have had a wonderful Eid and holiday mostly at home and at relatives place. This time I am sharing with you a delightfully hot Rendang called Dry Thai Chilli Chicken Rendang (Rendang Ayam Kering Cili Api). As the name implies this is a dry dish and is usually eaten with compressed rice(Nasi Impit), glutinous rice wrapped in Palas leaf (Ketupat Palas) and grilled glutinous rice in bamboo (Lemang) especially during Eid.

You may substitute chicken with mutton or any other meat that you prefer. Likewise the Thai chilli may be reduced in quantity if you can't take too hot a dish. You may also use boiled dried red chillies or fresh red chillies if Thai chillies are not available.

Enjoy the video.



Here's the recipe:
Dry Thai Chilli Chicken Rendang (Rendang Ayam Kering Cili Api)

Ingredients:

1 chicken (cut into small pieaces, rub with salt and tumeric powder, and fry until just cooked)
1 cup kerisek
3 pcs asam keping (alternatively can use 3 tbs vinegar or half cup of tamarind juice)
1 tbs turmeric powder
5 turmeric leaf (slice thinly)
3 kafir lime leaf (slice thinly)
300 ml coconut milk
1 tbs sugar
salt to taste
1/2 cup oil for frying
1 cup water

Spices:
6 lemon grass
2 inches galangal
2 inches ginger
10 shallots
40 pcs Thai chillies
5 cloves garlic
1 cup water


Blend all with the water to get the chilly paste






Method:

1) Heat the oil and fry the chilli paste and turmeric powder until the oil separates.
2) Add in the coconut milk, asam keping, salt, sugar and kerisek. Stir and mix well. Add in the kafir lime leaf, turmeric leaf, water and chicken. Simmer again until dry (5-10 minutes)
3) Ready to serve.






The open house




Open house in Malaysian context means everyone is welcomed to visit at all time of the day and night without prior appointment or notice. Special dishes,sweet meats and cakes are served all day and night for the guests. This is the time to eat Rendang, ketupat,lemang and dodol (sweet glutinous rice cake) to name just a few.

It is still practiced in the rural areas but in the cities usually most people would allocate a certain date and time for open house. This is because most city dwellers have left the cities and are in their hometown to celebrate Eid. Then there are also open house organised by politicians and royalties in various states.

It is a good culture coz every race can join in the celebration. Open house is no longer restricted to Eid but has also been adopted during other celebrations like Chinese New Year, Deepavali and X'mas.

We just have to have some self restrain during these open house, not to eat until we drop and become anaconda at the end of each day for all 30 days of Shawal. Then all the fasting during Ramadhan will come to nought.

As per a Malay sayings:

Hilang kemarau setahun dek hujan sehari

literally,

A year's drought obliterated by rain in a day.

Happy Eid to all. I hope when we are eating all the good food, just spare a thought for the hungry and needy around the world regardless of religion and creed coz hunger and poverty is the same in whatever language and faith.


Till we meet aagain , take good care of yourself.

Salam Dunia by M.Nasir (Salam to the World)




Jazakum Allahu Khairan.
Umi




source of Upin & Ipin graphic:
http://gengmovie.blogspot.com/
source of Salam Dunia vid:
http://www.youtube.com/user/rajaie81