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Candlenut Chicken Recipe
A popular Peranakan Nyonya dish
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Prep Time
5
mins
Cook Time
1
hr
Total Time
1
hr
5
mins
Course
Mains
Cuisine
Asian, Malay
Equipment
Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
chicken drumsticks
5
candlenuts
shrimp paste
dry roasted
2
red chilli
deseed if you want less spicy
6
onions
3
lemongrass
use only the white part
4
kaffir lime leaves
turmeric powder
or fresh turmeric
Instructions
Blend candlenut, shrimp paste, chilli, onion, lemongrass and turmeric powder into paste.
Pour paste into a pot. Add chicken and kaffir lime leaves and leave to stew until chicken is cooked.
If cooked using multi-cooker, it usually takes about 45 minutes.
Cook until the paste has thicken.
Serve.
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