Asam Pedas Muar

Weeee!!! I love cooking. It is a great stress reliever. What better way to spend the weekend other than cooking with moi cousin, Izah.

What is Muar, you may ask?

Muar is a small town situated in Johor (one of the 13 states in Malaysia). For more info, visit this website About Malaysia ok. Or if you still dunno, just GOOGLE k...

Hence, here's the result....

Asam Pedas Muar Ayam

So how to do it?

Basically if you're not a spicy food lover, DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!!! Since Asam Pedas stands for "Spicy & Sour" hahahaha.....

Anyway, back to the ingredients (for 6 pax)...

1) Cili kering (dried chili)

2) 1 big cup of oil / 1 cawan besar minyak

3) Ayam seekor dicincang (1 whole chicken, cut into pieces) - you can opt for fish/meat too

4) Garlic (5 cloves) /Bawang putih (5 biji)

5) Ginger 1.5cm /Halia (setengah ibu jari)

6) Tumeric 1.5cm /Kunyit (setengah ibu jari)

7) Shrimp paste a pinch /Belacan (secubit)

8) 1 glass of tamarind water/Air asam jawa (segelas besar)

9) 1 weave of "daun kesom" (sorry I dunno what's this in English, pls google)

10) Shallots (6 pieces)/bawang merah (6 biji)

11) Salt to taste / Garam secukup rasa

Items to blend:

1) Dried chilli.....Once blended with water, put aside 

2) Blend garlic, ginger, tumeric, shrimp paste, red onion....Once blended with water, put aside

Items to saute: 

1) Heat 1 big cup of oil

2) Saute 2 1/2 cups of dried chilli into the oil

3) Put in together items to blend no (2)

4) Put in the cut chicken

5) Put in together tamarind water

6) Stir and leave it for half an hour, until chicken is properly cooked using medium fire

7) Put in daun kesom leaves

8) Salt to taste

It's ready!!! Do enjoy your Malaysian Meal at your own risk....:)