Name: Ayam Bumbu Rujak (Chicken with Sweet and Spicy Sauce)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 3 pcs kaffir lime leaves; 50 ml cooking oil; 100 gr red chilli; 40 gr palm sugar; 10 gr tamarind paste; 1 whole free range chicken (cut into 8 pieces); 10 gr ginger; 5 gr salt (about 1 teaspoon); 40 gr shallots (about 8 cloves); 200 ml coconut cream; 30 gr garlic (about 6 cloves); 20 gr candlenuts

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Flavors of Indonesia

By William Wongso

Published 2016

About

Bumbu Rujak is a sweet and spicy sauce. It goes well with almost anything, from protein to fruit. In Javanese taste, the Bumbu Rujak has to taste sweet and salty. A little bit of coconut milk is then used to add savory to the dish. To get the reddish look without the spiciness, simply use large red chilli. If there is no fresh chilli, you can substitute it with red paprika or chilli flakes.