Grill Chicken Solo style a.k.a Ayam Bakar Solo

Got the recipe from the cookbook "Aneka Ayam Bakar Populer Khas Indonesia" by Demedia

ingredients:

1 chicken “kampung” (3 whole chicken thigh)

2 lemongrass

3 bay leaves

1 “thumb” (ibu jari) galangal

1 ½ Tbsp tamarind syrup (air asam jawa)

5 Tbsp sweet soy sauce (I only use 4 Tbsp)

2 Tbsp “javanese brown sugar” (dissolve with tamarind syrup)

450 ml coconut water

grind together:

12 shallots

4 garlic

1 “thumb” (ibu jari) tumeric, (they grill the tumeric)

5 candlenuts

½ tsp caraway (jinten)

1 ½ tsp corriander

2 tsp salt

Saute together the wet spices with the galangal, bay leaves, and lemongrass, until fragrant.

Put the chicken into pan, fold them into the spices and cook until changing color.

Add the coconut water and tamarind mixture..

cook until the liquid dried up, set aside.

Grill the chicken while brushing them with the spices left in the pan, until the chicken turn brown.