Uta Dada｜Central Sulawesi

Part 12/38 in a series exploring one dish from each province of Indonesia.

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Adapted from here.

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Ingredients

Main stuff

• 1 kg chicken thighs or legs or whatever
• 400 ml of coconut milk
• 100 ml of coconut milk
• 100 ml water
• 4 tomatoes, diced
• 2 stalks of lemongrass, bruised

Spices to blend

• 6 Indonesian onions (2 shallots)
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 3 cm ginger
• 2 cm turmeric root
• 2 tsp salt
• 20 green bird’s eye chillies

Prep

Blend up the blended bits.

Cooking

Half-cook the chicken (roast, grill, whatever).

Add the 100 ml coconut milk, water, chicken, and spices to a pan and bring to a boil.

Add lemongrass and tomato, simmer for __ minutes.

Add the rest of the coconut milk, stir, cook for __ minutes until reduced a bit.