The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on the evening of the 15th of May 2018 in India.
Serve your family this delicious Indonesian recipe.
Chicken Gado Gado
The sumptuous Gado Gado recipe originates from Indonesia and is among the country’s traditional must-try dishes.
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 45 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients
For the salad:
Water, as needed
2 eggs
1 potato, peeled, washed
300 gm chicken
400 gm green beans, blanched
5 gm fresh coriander, chopped
30 gm green onion, sliced
50 gm bean sprouts
Juice of ½ lime
For the sauce:
100 gm peanuts
25 gm palm sugar
2 gm shrimp paste
3 birds-eye red chilli
2 cloves garlic
10 gm light soy sauce
3 gm tamarind pulp
100 gm hot water
Method
Bring two pots with water to a boil. Place the eggs in one and the potato and chicken in the other.
When the eggs come to a boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes till done. Remove from fire and cool, then peel and cut in half.
When potato and chicken are ready, remove from the water and cool down. Slice both into bite-size pieces.
For the sauce, toast the peanuts in a pan until golden. Place into a food processor with sugar, shrimp paste, chili, and garlic. Blitz until smooth; if necessary, add water and soy sauce to make it smooth.
Transfer to a bowl and incorporate the soy sauce and tamarind. Adjust the thickness of water.
Pour some of the sauce on the plate in a semi-circle. Arrange the chicken, potato, egg and green beans on top.
Garnish with herbs, green onion, and the bean sprouts.
Squeeze a lime over the salad. Serve.
NOTE:
Garnished with fresh herbs, spring onions, and bean sprouts, this famous salad uses egg, chicken and vegetables, with a thick tamarind peanut sauce base. Satisfy your cravings while watching those calories!
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