Indonesian (Javanese, Sundanese, Minang)

Lemper Ayam (Sticky Rice with Chicken Filling)

Name: Lemper Ayam (Sticky Rice with Chicken Filling)
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 62 min
Yield: 20 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian (Javanese, Sundanese, Minang)
Ingredients: 500 g sticky rice; 500 ml coconut milk; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 lemongrass; 2 bay leaves; 250 g chicken breasts; 4 bay leaves; 6 kaffir lime leaves; 1 tbsp tamarind juice; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 200 ml coconut milk; 5 shallots; 3 garlic cloves; 3 candlenuts; 1 tbsp coriander seed; 1 tbsp granulated sugar; 0.5 tsp salt

An Indonesian dish of chicken, sticky rice and coconut milk, seasoned with lemongrass and bay leaves and steamed.

1 hr 2 min · Serves 20 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 60 min · Cook 2 min · 62 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Sticky rice:. Put to boil the coconut milk with salt, lemon grass, and bay leaves put. Put it the presteamed sticky rice until the coconut milk fully absorbed by the rice.
2
Stuffing:. Shred the chicken breast. Crush the shallots, garlic, candlenuts, coriander seeds, granulated sugar, and salt.
3
Sauté the crushed spices in the vegetable oil until fragrant. Put in the shredded chicken breast, coconut milk, bay leaves, kaffir lime leaves, and tamarind juice. Cook until of the coconut milk fully absorbed.
4
Spread half of the sticky rice onto a box shaped cake mould, spread the chicken stuffing, and then spread the other half of the sticky rice on top of the stuffing. Steamed until the the sticky rice is fully cooked.
5
Unmold, cut into 20 square pieces, the wrap in banana leaves. Ready to serve.