Kelak Rajang Ayam Ketimun Lombok (Lombok Style Chicken & Cucumber Curry)

In Indonesian & English (the English version is below the recipe written in Indonesian)

Bahan

• 500 gr Fillet ayam-potong2, 5 Bawang merah-iris halus
• 1 Ketimun-iris tipis, 700 ml Air, 1 st Gula, 3 Cengkeh
• 5 cm Kayu manis, 3 sm Gula merah, 1 st Pala bubuk
• 20 gr Lengkuas-geprek, ½ st Kapulaga bubuk, Minyak
• 2 st Lada hitam-tumbuk kasar, 3 st Garam

Haluskan:

• 5 Bawang merah, 5 gr Kunyit, 8 gr Asam, 20 gr Terasi
• 4 Baw.putih, 5 gr Kencur, 1 st Lada, 1 sm Ketumbar
• ½ sm Jintan putih, 1 st Jintan hitam, 2 Cabai merah
• 7 Rawit, 1 st Adas

Cara membuat

• Tumis irisan bawang ½ matang, mskkan bumbu hls, kapulaga, pala & lengkuas, masak hingga harum. Beri 3 sm air, mskkan ayam, masak hingga ayam keluar airnya.
• Beri sisa air, cengkeh, kayu manis, garam, gula, gula jawa, masak hingga bumbu meresap. Taburi lada hitam, masukkan irisan ketimun, aduk & masak sebentar.

Ingredients

• 500 gr Chicken fillet-cut, 3 tsp Salt, 5 cm Cinnamon
• 1 Cucumber-thinly sliced, 1 tsp Sugar, 700 ml Water
• 20 gr Galangal-bruised, ½ tsp Cardamom powder
• 3 Cloves, 2 tsp Black peppercorns-roughly grind
• 5 Shallots-thinly sliced, 1 tsp ground Nutmeg
• 3 tbsp Brown sugar

Grind into a paste:

• 5 Shallots, 1 tsp Pepper, 5 gr Turmeric
• 4 Garlic cloves, 1 tsp Fennel, 1 tsp Cumin
• 7 Bird's eye chilies, 20 gr Shrimp paste
• 5 gr Lesser Galangal,½ tbsp Caraway seeds
• 1 tbsp Coriander 8 gr Tamarind, 2 Red chilies

Directions

• Sauté sliced shallots until ½ cooked, put in spices paste, cardamom, nutmeg & galangal; cook until fragrant. Pour in 3 tbsp air, put in chicken; cook until the chicken colour changed.
• Pour in the rest of water, cloves, cinnamon, salt, sugar, brown sugar. Cook until the flavor blended & then sprinkle the ground black pepper. Add in sliced cucumber, stir & cook for awhile.