Chicken Tongseng Recipe (tongseng ayam)

Tongseng is a curry dish like curry, but with a richer spice so it tastes stronger. This dish is inspired by Middle Eastern traders. In the past, Middle Easterners who were trading in Java spread the habit of eating goat meat to the surrounding community. Starting from the goat meat that is processed into satay, curry to tongseng made from curry sauce with stir-fried meat.

This time tongseng can not only be made from goat meat but can also be created with chicken meat. Chicken Tongseng has a strong sweet-savory taste from a mixture of pepper, candlenut, onion, and garlic. Combined with tender chicken meat, crispy cabbage, and spicy flavor of sliced ​​cayenne pepper.

Chicken Tongseng Recipe

process: 60 minutes
servings: 2 people
cooking time: 40 minutes

Materials

• Chicken breast, large diced - 250 grams
• Cabbage, roughly cut - 2 pieces
• Red tomatoes, roughly sliced ​​- 1 piece
• Water - 500 ml
• Thick Coconut Milk (Optional) - 50 ml
• Sweet soy sauce - 5 tablespoons
• Cayenne pepper - 10 seeds
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Curry powder - 1 tsp
• Salt - 1 tsp
• Sugar - 1/2 tsp

GROUND SPICES:

• Shallots - 6 cloves
• Garlic - 3 cloves
• Cilantro - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin - 1/2 tsp
• Candlenut - 3 items
• Ginger - 2 cm

COMPLETE SPEED:

• Cinnamon - 1 cm
• Cloves - 3 seeds
• Nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp
• Bay leaves - 1 sheet
• Lemongrass - 1 stick
• Galangal - 2 cm

HOW TO COOK :

1. Heat some oil. Saute cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg until fragrant.
2. Add the spices, bay leaves, lemongrass, and galangal. Stir well. Cook until the spices are cooked.
3. Add chicken. Stir well.
4. Add soy sauce, curry powder, pepper, salt, and sugar. Stir well.
5. Pour water and add coconut milk if you like, cook until boiling while stirring occasionally.
6. After the chicken is cooked and tender, add the cabbage, tomatoes, and cayenne pepper. Cook for a while. Adjust the taste.
7. Lift and ready to be served.