Name: Lempah Kulat Pelawan
Ingredients: oil; shallot; shrimp paste; fried shallots; cayenne pepper; coconut milk; candlenuts; cloves; beans; ginger; garlic; sugar; galangal; turmeric; mushroom; cooking oil; chicken wings; red chilli; salt; cloves; chicken stock

William Wongso

Lempah Kulat Pelawan

Bangka Wild Kulat Pelawan Mushroom Curry

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy
Serves
4

Appears in

Flavors of Indonesia

By William Wongso

Published 2016

About
Recipes
contents

Kulat pelawan is a type of mushroom that grows wild at the foot of Pelawan trees, a native tree that can only be found in Bangka Belitung. It has a long stem and a small cap that is dark red when fresh, with complex smoky aroma and fiber like texture. The original lempah’s seasoning uses chicken bone trimmings to add richness into the dish.

Ingredients

100 gr dried Kulat Pelawan mushroom
6 pc chicken wings, cut in half
100 gr baby beans, chopped into 5 cm pieces
200 ml coconut milk
15 gr sugar (about 4 teaspoons)
5 gr salt (about 1 teaspoon)
50 ml cooking oil
500 ml light chicken stock
10 gr fried shallots

Ground spices

40 gr shallot (about 8 cloves)
30 gr garlic (about 6 cloves)
10 gr ginger
10 gr galangal
5 gr shrimp paste
5 gr candlenuts
3 gr turmeric
45 gr red chilli
4 pcs cayenne pepper
25 ml oil

Asia
Indonesia
Starter
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Directions

Sauté ground spices until fragrant. Add coconut milk, Keep stirring until the oil from coconut milk starts to separate out.
Add light chicken stock, potatoes, chicken wings, Kulat Pelawan (forestiere mushrooms), baby beans and bring to boil until the chicken wings are tender.
Garnish with fried crispy shallots before serving.

Chicken Curry with Forestiere Mushroom

Since Pelawan wild mushrooms are only found in Bangka island, you can substitute them with forestiere, a mix of dried wild mushroom.