Green Chicken OPOR
This incredible chicken stew from Java is a staple of the Indonesian kitchen, made by simmering the meat in coconut milk with curry paste and lemongrass.
Serves
2
Cooking Time
30 mins
Cuisine
Indonesian
Ingredients
- 1 whole chicken, cut into 12 pieces
- 2 eggplants, cut small and fried lightly in oil
- 2 cups thick coconut milk
- 1 cup water
- Salt and sugar for taste
Paste ingredients
- 8 green chilies
- 1 big onion
- 10 shallots
- 4 stalks of coriander leaves
- 2 cm ginger
- 2 lemongrass
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 2 tbsp. coriander seeds
- 2 tbsp. cumin, coarsely ground
- 1 tbsp. white pepper
Instructions
- Blend all the paste ingredients in a blender until it becomes a smooth paste.
- Heat up oil in a pan.
- Fry the paste until a pleasant aroma comes out.
- Add chicken and leave to fry for a while.
- Add thick coconut milk and water.
- Bring it to boil at low fire.
- Cook chicken till its soft and gravy till its thick.
- Add eggplant
- Add salt for taste
- Add kaffir lime leaves a few minutes before serving.
