Ayam Sioh (Sioh Chicken)

This is a Nyonya style chicken that makes a very appetising main dish served with white rice. It has been adapted from the Nyonya Flavours cook book.

Ingredients:

1. 6 medium chicken drumsticks
2. 5 shallots - thinly sliced & pounded into pulp
3. 1 tbsp yellow bean paste
4. 1/2 tbsp dark soya sauce
5. 1 tbsp toasted coriander seed - ground
6. 1 tbsp tamarind pulp - strained with 1 cup water
7. 1 tbsp cooking oil
8. salt & sugar for seasoning

Method:

1. Heat up cooking oil in a deep pot, then sauté shallot pulp until golden brown.
2. Add bean paste and chicken and stir to ensure they mix well.
3. Add in dark soya sauce and ground coriander, stir again to make them blend well with the chicken.
4. Add tamarind water (leaving the pulp), season with sugar and salt then bring to a boil.
5. Add a little water and let simmer for about 10-15mins until the gravy is thick and chicken tender.
6. Adjust the amount of water to obtain the desired amount of gravy.
7. Serve hot with white rice & vegetable side dishes.

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Most ingredients listed above can be found at Oriental grocery shops like See Woo or New Loon Moon in London's China Town.