Opor Ayam

Opor Ayam 

Chicken in Coconut milk and Rice cake

Eid Mubarak! My first Eid, far from my family and friends didn't make me sad tho. I still could have the same thing. Alhamdulillah. Opor Ayam or Chicken in coconut milk is famous dish for celebrating Eid. 

How to make

Chicken, marinated with lemon juice and salt for about 15min *I used 6 chicken wings

3 candle nuts or macadamia nut 

1 inch ginger root

1 tbsp of coriander powder

3 cloves of garlic

3 shallots

1 tsp of salt

Ground them all and sauted with 2 tbsp of oil in a pot. Add kaffir lime. Lemongrass. Bay leaves. Bring them simmer. Put the chicken. 300-500 coconut milk. Cook till tender.

Serve with rice cake. You can buy it at asian market. Just washed n boiled in pot. Slice smaller when it's cold. Add sambal to make it more spicy.