Are you thinking of what food to eat after labour? Don’t sweat it, mummies! We’re bringing you here 11 nutritious Malay chicken recipes to satisfy your hunger pangs.
As we all know, giving birth has an adverse effect on mummies’ bodies. So, you need to eat nutritious confinement meals to quicken your healing process.
The reason why we brought to you these chicken confinement recipes is because it has many health benefits. Here are some pros of consuming chicken during your postpartum period:
First and foremost, chicken is a great confinement food because it is rich in protein. Postpartum mummies are highly recommended to eat food that is rich in protein.
Especially mummies who undergo C-section.
Protein can help to speed up your recovery process whilst quickening the process of developing new cell tissues. Protein can also help to lower your ‘baby blues’ and stabilise your sugar levels.
Next, it is also a great source of iron which is great for your postpartum body. New mummies must consume a sufficient amount of iron, especially those who underwent C-section. This is because you lost a lot of blood during the surgery and iron can help to promote your immune system.
Now that we know some of the benefits of eating chicken during your postpartum period, let’s explore the chicken confinement recipes together, shall we?
11 Nutritious Malay Confinement Chicken Recipes
Grilled Chicken
Do try out this recipe, mummies! This recipe can help to relieve the 'wind' from your postpartum body and enhance your appetite.
Ingredients
Ingredient A
- 500 g chicken
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 tbsp fennel
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp cumin
- Javanese acid water according to your liking
- cooking oil
- lemongrass
Ingredient B (Pounded)
- 20 g ginger
- 10 g fresh turmeric
- 10 g galangal
- 4 shallots
- 2 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with salt and half of the pounded ingredients for about 1 hour.
- Grill until it is fully cooked.
- Heat the oil in the pan.
- Sauté the pounded ingredients until fragrant.
- Add in the lemongrass, fennel, cumin, Javanese acidic water and salt.
- Add some water and leave to boil. Pour the gravy on the chicken.
Herbal Chicken Soup
New mummies may want to eat confinement meals containing ginger. This is because ginger can help you to dissipate cold and relieve your postpartum 'wind' from your body. It also protects you from body aches and rheumatism.
Ingredients
- 2 slices chicken cleaned
- 1 slice ginger
- 1 cinnamon
- 4 cardamom
- 4 cloves sliced
- 1 star anise
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp coriander
- A few carrots cut into cubes
- A few spring onion sliced
- A few leaf celery sliced
- 1 spoon chicken kurma curry powder mix with water
- water according to your liking
- salt as per taste
- 1 soup spices (sup bunjut)
Instructions
- Boil the water in a pot with the soup spices.
- Insert the ginger, shallots, and all of the spices into the pot.
- Add the chicken kurma curry powder and mix all the ingredients for a while.
- Add the chicken and mix the ingredients until the kurma curry powder is mixed well with the chicken.
- Let it boil.
- Add the carrots and let the carrot boil until soft.
- Season the herbal soup with black pepper and salt.
- Sprinkle the spring onion and leaf celery on top.
- Let it simmer for a while and then serve it with a bowl of hot rice.
Steamed Chicken with Black Fungus
New mummies may want to eat confinement meals containing black fungus. It is a great source of iron, calcium, protein and vitamins B1, B2 and D. Black fungus can help nourish and cleanse your blood and improve your blood circulation. At the same time, it can also prevent iron deficiency anaemia as well as lower your cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
Ingredients
Ingredient A
- 1/2 spoon vinegar
- salt as per taste
- 2 slices chicken breast
- 3 black fungus soaked till soft enough to cut off hard stems, then shred into smaller pieces.
Ingredient B (Pounded)
- 20 g ginger
- 4 cloves garlic
Ingredient C (Pounded)
- 1 spoon coriander
- 1 spoon white pepper
- 1 tbsp fennel
- 1 tbsp cumin
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with ginger, garlic salt for about 30 minutes.
- Steam the chicken it is fully cooked.
- Pour the vinegar, add some black fungus and Ingredient C.
- Steam it for 5 more minutes.
Steamed Chicken with Curry Leaves
Do you love the heavenly aroma from curry leaves? If so, this is a suitable recipe for you! Mummies, did you know curry leaves are rich in minerals which help boost your breast milk supply? Additionally, it also can help you to improve your blood circulation and break the nutrients down.
Ingredients
Ingredient A
- 1 piece chicken
- salt as per taste
- water
- Some curry leaves
Ingredient B (Pounded)
- black pepper as per taste
- large onions
- shallots
- garlic
- ginger
- fresh turmeric
- lemongrass
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken with the pounded ingredients.
- Throw in some curry leaves and add some salt and a little bit of water.
- Steam everything until it is fully cooked.
Easy Steamed Chicken
Do you want to find an easy and delicious recipe that can fill your entire family? If so, do try out this simple recipe!
Ingredients
- 1/4 free-range chicken (ayam kampung)
- carrot sliced
- A few spring onion
- A few celery leaves
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- salt as per taste
- black pepper as per taste
Instructions
- Steam the chicken with some black pepper. Add in some salt and carrot.
- When the chicken is fully cooked, drizzle some sesame oil and sprinkle some spring onion and celery leaves.
- The chicken stock may double as a bowl of hot soup to pair with your meal. Serve with a bowl of hot rice.
Grilled Curry Chicken
Did you that curry powder is healthy for your postpartum diet? It has all the best ingredients like turmeric, cumin, ginger, and black pepper for you to eat during this critical period. Do try out this recipe, mummies!
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breasts deboned and deskinned
- salt as per taste
- black pepper as per taste
- curry powder as per taste
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken breast with curry powder, salt and black pepper.
- Grill the chicken until it is fully cooked.
Ayam Ungkep Lada Hitam
Craving for some black pepper during your postpartum period? Worry not! We have this yummy recipe just for you. Black pepper can help promote your digestive and immune systems. It can also aid in fighting depression and colds. Do try out this recipe!
Servings 3
Ingredients
Ingredient A
- 5 slices chicken meat
- 1 cup fresh milk
- 1 inch fresh turmeric
- 1 tbsp Javanese acidic water
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- salt as per taste
- sugar as per taste
- lemongrass
- A little bit cooking oil
- water according to your liking
Ingredient B (Pounded)
- 3 shallots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- fennel
- 1 tbsp coriander
Instructions
- Sauté the pounded ingredients with a little bit of oil until fragrant.
- Add the lemongrass and sauté until crispy.
- Then, add the chicken and some water into a pot.
- Place the lid over and let the chicken cook.
- When the chicken is fully cooked, add some salt, salt, Javanese acidic water, black pepper. Mix all the ingredients well and the dish is done!
- Serve it with a hot rice.
Green Papaya Chicken Soup
Mummies, trust us: Your confinement period wouldn't be complete without green papaya chicken soup. Green papaya is a great to boost your breast milk supply so do try out this yummy recipe!
Ingredients
Ingredient A
- 200 g green papaya
- 500 g chicken cut into small pieces
- 1 tomato sliced
- 2 spoon lime juice
- 2 leaves basil
- salt as per taste
Ingredient B
- 800 ml water
- 2 bird's eye chili pounded
- 1 leaves kaffir lime
Ingredient C (Thinly Sliced)
- 20 g galangal
- 20 g ginger
- 2 large onions
- 6 cloves garlic
Instructions
- Combine Ingredient A and B in a pot.
- Bring them to a boil.
- Add the chicken, lime juice, basil, green papaya and salt into the pot. Boil until the chicken is tender.
- Add the tomato.
- Boil it for 10 more minutes.
Jujube Chicken Soup
Mix the black turtle bean and jujube to obtain the best minerals for your body. This can help rebuild your skin structure from wounds and scars. These ingredients are also great for your kidney and lungs.
Ingredients
- 500 ml water
- 100 g chicken breast cut into cubes
- 50 g anchovies
- g black turtle bean
- 20 g jujube
- salt as per taste
- 10 g ginger sliced
- 10 g garlic sliced
Instructions
- Boil the water and throw in all of the ingredients.
- Cook until until it reaches a boil.
- Serve once the chicken is tender with a bowl of hot rice.
Ayam Masak Kering
New mummies may try preparing a ginger based beverage. Gingers can help to shrink your postpartum belly and cleanse your blood. Additionally, it can also boost your energy levels as well as treat your wounds.
Ingredients
- 200 ml water
- 2 slices chicken meat
- 5 leaves Gotu kola (Pegaga)
- 1/2 tbsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- salt as per taste
- 30 g ginger sliced
- 3 shallots sliced
Instructions
- Insert all the ingredients into a pot, except for the gotu kola. Mix all the ingredients well until the pot reaches to a boil.
- Lower the flame and let gravy thicken.
- Add the gotu kola before serving.
Lemon Herb Grilled Chicken
Lemon is fantastic to improve you immunity and hasten your recovery process. It can also improve you skin condition.
Ingredients
- chicken breast
- olive oil
- garlic
- 1 tbsp lemon peel
- 1 spoon rosemary
- 1 spoon thyme
- salt as per taste
- black pepper as per taste
Instructions
- Place the chicken into a zipper bag.
- For the marinade, mix the olive oil, garlic, lemon peel, rosemary, thyme, salt and black pepper well and pour it into the previous zipper bag.
- Marinate for about 2-4 hours.
- Drain the excess marinade from the chicken. Then, grill the chicken for 15-20 minutes until it is fully cooked.
Follow these chicken recipes to make yummy confinement meals
As we know, new mummies should ensure they follow healthy confinement recipes. This will aid in speeding up your recovery. You may also feed your family with these recipes as they are nutritious and easy to cook!
Do not forget to maintain a healthy diet and get ample rest to speed up your postpartum recovery.
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