How to Quick Yummy Gulai Ayam (Padang-Style Chicken Curry)

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Gulai Ayam Padang - Padang Chicken Curry.

Today in the ajb Kitchen we are making Gulai Ayam (Curry Chicken).

Originating in Indonesia's western most island of Sumatra, specifically the province of Western Sumatra, Gulai Ayam is a regular dish in Padang restaurants throughout the Indonesian archipelago.

You can have Gulai Ayam (Padang-Style Chicken Curry) using 18 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Gulai Ayam (Padang-Style Chicken Curry)

1. You need 500 g of Chicken.

2. Prepare 1 stalk of lemongrass (bruised).

3. Prepare 1/2 inch of galangal (bruised).

4. It’s 2 of bay leaf.

5. Prepare 2 of kaffir lime leaf.

6. You need 5 of shallot.

7. You need 3 cloves of garlic.

8. You need 2 of candlenut.

9. Prepare 1/2 inch of ginger.

10. It’s 1 inch of turmeric.

11. You need 5 of cayenne pepper.

12. You need 1 tsp of coriander powder.

13. It’s 1/4 tsp of cumin.

14. You need 1 tsp of salt.

15. You need 1 tsp of sugar.

16. It’s 1 tsp of chicken stock powder.

17. You need 100 ml of water.

18. Prepare 300 ml of coconut milk.

Richer and more complex in flavo Gulai ayam is another Indonesian dish that Max enjoys whenever he eats Nasi Padang.

It is essentially an Indonesian-style chicken curry with a rich, savoury gravy that is commonly found in Sumatra (and closest to Peninsular Malaysia).

Add coconut milk and tamarind pulp into the skillet, stir to combine.

Bring the coconut milk to boil, reduce the heat to medium-low.

Gulai Ayam (Padang-Style Chicken Curry) instructions

1. Marinate chicken with lime juice for 10 minutes. Blend garlic, shallot, candlenut, ginger, turmeric, cayenne pepper, cumin, coriander and 1 Tbsp water with food processor..

2. Heat 1 Tbsp oil on skillet with medium fire. Add the blended spices, bay leaf, kaffir lime leaf, lemongrass and galangal into skillet and stir it until fragrant. Add chicken and water, then cook it for 5 minutes until chicken is half-cooked..

3. Add coconut milk, salt, sugar and chicken stock powder. Mix it well and simmer for 20 minutes until the sauce becomes slightly thickened. Keep stiring while cooking. Taste the sauce, add more salt if its needed..

4. Gulai Ayam is ready to serve with rice ✨.

Add chicken pieces into the skillet, season with sugar and salt.

Gulai Ayam (Padang Chicken Curry) is originally from West Sumatra (Padang).

Since Padang people have the strong desire to better themselves economically, many of them moved out of their area to other areas in Indonesia to get better jobs.

Some of them even moved to Singapore and Malaysia.

If you have a hankering for curry chicken, this is the quintessential dish.