Aromatic Malay Spiced Fried Chicken .......



1kg chicken meat, cut into medium-size pieces

1tsp Serbuk Jintan putih (cumin powder)

1tsp Serbuk Jintan Manis (fennel powder)

1tsp Serbuk Ketumbar (coriander powder)

1tsp chili powder

1/2tsp turmeric powder

1tbsp curry powder (meat type)

1tbsp corn flour

1 and 1/2tsp salt 

Blend into paste

4 garlic cloves

6 shallots

½” galangal (blue ginger)

½” ginger

4 lemongrass

3tbsp water 

Method

1. Marinate chicken pieces with all ingredients for several hours.
2. Heat oil in a wok (sufficient to fry all chicken at one go) over medium to low heat, put marinated chicken into hot oil piece by piece, deep fry till golden brown (about 10-15mins).
3. Once done, remove fried chicken and also the fried spiced crumbs using a strainer and keep aside to drain excess oil.
4. Serve hot.

 Do not throw away those fried spiced crumbs, that is the most yummy part !