Chicken Rendang Padang & Tumeric Glutinous Rice

Have been planning to cook this 2 days ago for my friends, but too bad the gathering has been cancelled. Well, since I've bought all the ingredients, I just have to cook this before those ingredients get expire especially the coconut milk. So end up there are a big pot of Rendang and Tumeric rice. Of course I've shared it with my other friends, and they love it..:)
This is the first time I cook Rendang and Tumeric rice...well, usually I'll buy from outside stall when I feel like eating it. Cooking it was not difficult but washing the dishes was a headache..haha!

Here's the Chicken Rendang.........you can always replace it with beef or mutton.


And then...Tumeric Glutinous Rice.

600g Tumeric Rice (I used 500g Glutinous rice and 100g white rice)
1 tsp Tumeric powder
1pc Assam rind

~ Mix all ingredients together and soak with water for at least 6 hours and drained.

3 small Garlic
1 Cinnamon Stick
2 Star anise
2 Cloves
8ooml coconut milk
1 tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt

~ Mix coconut milk with sugar and salt.
~ Stirfry Garlic, cinnamon sticks, star anise and cloves till fragnant then add in rice and mix well.
~ Pour in coconut milk mixture and transfer into a 9" round pan and steam for 25-30 minutes until cooked.


These are the ingredients you need for the Rendang.............

500g Chicken

1 cup Grated Coconut

2 Khaffir Lime leaves

2 stalks Lemon Grass

2-3 bowls of thick coconut milk

1 tsp Tumeric powder

4-5 tbsps Cooking oil

Blend ingredients:

20 Dried chilli

1 tbsp Chilli powder

10 shallots

5 cloves garlic

2.5cm Galangal/ Lengkuas

2.5cm Ginger

Method:

~Season chicken with tumeric and salt

~Fry grated coconut until slightly brown and keep aside.

~Fry blended ingredients until well cooked, add in leaves, lemon grass and chicken. Stir and mix well.

~Add in coconut milk and grated coconut. Mix well and cover with lid to simmer at low-heat until meat tender and gravy is thick. (add in coconut milk or water if gravy dries up)

~Add salt and sugar to taste.

My yummy dinner...:)