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Turmeric Chicken with Lemongrass
Malay Heritage

Turmeric Chicken with Lemongrass

If you are bored cooking kicap or masak tomato for your kids who can't take spicy food, this is the ideal dish for you to try out!

Prep15m
Cook15m
Total30m
Difficultyeasy
Marina’s Story

If you are bored cooking kicap or masak tomato for your kids who can't take spicy food, this is the ideal dish for you to try out! The chicken braised in turmeric & cooked with bruised lemongrass is so simple & tasty... I love the semi-crunchy onion rings :-)

Ingredients

6 servings
  • Ingredients:12 pcs chicken pieces
  • onion, blend1 large
  • garlic, blend5 cloves
  • ginger, blend1 inch
  • turmeric root, blend1 inch
  • turmeric powder4 lemongrass, bruised1 tsp
  • salt2 onions, cut into rings2 tsp
  • cooking oil3 tbsp

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Heat oil in a pan. Sautee the ground onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric and turmeric powder.

  2. 2.

    Put in all the chicken pieces. Coat the chicken with the blended ingredients.

  3. 3.

    Add lemongrass and salt. Stir & cook covered for about 15 minutes or cooked through.

  4. 4.

    Toss in the onions and stir for a short while.Fantastic served with white rice!