Name: Savoury rice with crisp-fried chicken (Nasi Kebuli)
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: sliced cucumber; parsley; a little fried onion; 2 cloves; 3 cloves garlic; salt; vegetable oil (for deep frying); 4 shallots; a pinch of ground laos (galingale); 2 tsp ground coriander; ½ tsp cumin; chives; 1 roasting chicken—1½ kg (3½ lb) is ample; 2 cups rice; a small stick of cinnamon; a pinch of grated nutmeg; a pinch of powdered, or a stalk of fresh, lemon-grass

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Indonesian Food and Cookery

By Sri Owen

Published 1980

About

This dish, by itself, or with a dish of vegetables, makes an excellent family meal. It is very good for Sunday lunch, or for a small dinner party. It goes well with other dishes—for example, with any kind of saté—if you are entertaining on a larger scale.

Ingredients

2 cups rice
1 roasting chicken—1½ kg (3½

Asia
Indonesia
Dinner
Lunch
South East Asia
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the rice in cold water for 1 hour.

Clean and cut the chicken into serving pieces. Crush the shallots and garlic, and mix these and all the other ingredients together. Put the chicken and all the spices into a saucepan, and add just enough cold water to cover the chicken. Boil until tender (about 40-45 minutes).

About 10 minutes before the chicken is ready, clean the rice an

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