Ayam Goreng, The Olpins

Name: Ayam Goreng, The Olpins (Olpin’s Fried Chicken)
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp chilli powder; 2 tsp chilli powder; 3 shallots, peeled; 1 large chicken, about 1.5 kg (3 lb 4½ oz); 1 Tbsp turmeric powder; Vegetable oil, as needed for deep-frying; 2 stalks curry leaves, stems discarded; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 5-cm (2-inch) knob ginger, peeled; 3 Tbsp coriander powder; 3 Tbsp cornflour; 1 egg, beaten; 45 g (1½ oz) desiccated coconut; 1 tsp salt

Olpin’s Fried Chicken

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

My Rendang isn't Crispy

By Zaleha Kadir Olpin

Published 2019

About

When it comes to fried chicken, I am sure every family has their own favourite recipe. Ours is Malaysian street food-inspired, spicy, fragrant, crispy and addictive. This is great on its own with a sweet chilli sauce or ketchup. I sometimes serve it with nasi lemak.

Ingredients

1 large chicken, about 1.5 kg (3 lb 4½ oz)

Asia
Malaysia
Starter
Main course
Spicy
South East Asia
Gluten-free
Street Food

Method

Wash the chicken and pat dry. Cut into 8 pieces.
Rub the chicken well with turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt. Set aside for 30 minutes.
Pound the ingredients for the spice paste coarsely using a mortar and pestle. Set aside.
Heat a dry pan and toast the spice powders until fragrant. Transfer to a bowl. Add the spice paste, cornflour, egg