Paniki Chicken (Ayam Paniki)

Indonesian Recipe - Sulawesi

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken (or pound of chickenbreast)
• 1 pc. ginger, 1 1/2 inch
• 1 bar lemongrass crushed
• 1 pint coconutmilk
• 2 stalk basil
• cooking oil
• 1 tsp salt

Blended Spices

• 2 cloves of garlic
• 7 shallots
• 2 chilis
• 10 hot chilis
• 1 pc. Tumeric 1 inch
• 6 Candle nuts

How to Make

Clean chicken and cut up in pieces.
Fry blended spices in some oil until fragrant. Add chicken and lemongrass (smash lemongrass on thick part). Fry this softly for about 10 mins. then add the coconut milk and cook approximately 20 minutes. Last minute add basil leaves.
If you use chicken breasts, lift the chicken before boiling and added later, when nearly finished heating up again.

Serve with rice.