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Ayam Rica Rica: Manadonese Spicy Chicken

This spicy Manadonese Ayam Rica Rica is one chicken dish for chilli lovers. The unique thing about this dish is that it uses lemon sweet basil leaves that marry well with the spicy flavour of chillies.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 4 -6 portions
Calories: 476 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Indonesian

Ingredients

  • 35.3 ounces chicken cut into pieces.
  • 1 teaspoon of salt.
  • Juice from 2 lime.
  • 5 kaffir lime leaves finely sliced.
  • 2 lemongrass take the white part and cut it an inch long.
  • 2 handfuls of lemon basil leaves/ Kemangi leaves see the note.
  • Cooking oil for deep frying.
For the spice paste:
  • 8.82 ounces gr/ 0.55 lbs/ 8.82 oz red chillies.
  • 1- inch ginger.
  • 2 medium-sized tomatoes cut in chunks (see the note).
  • 1 teaspoon salt.
  • 2 teaspoons palm sugar or soft brown sugar.

Instructions

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  1. Clean, rinse and drain the chicken. Then place the poultry in a mixing bowl. Rub the lime juice and salt in the chicken. Ensure all the pieces are coated with lime juice and salt. Set aside.
  2. Using a pestle and mortar or a food processor, grind all the spice paste ingredients into a rough paste.
  3. Heat the cooking oil in a deep frying pan or a wok. Deep fry the chicken pieces until they just become firm and turn opaque in colour. Set aside.
  4. In a cooking pan, heat ¼ cup of oil (you can use the one from deep-frying oil) and fry the spice paste together with lemongrass until it releases aroma.
  5. Add the kaffir lime leaves into the spice mix and stir in the chicken pieces until all are covered with spices. You can add a little water if the sauce gets too dry. 
  6. Continue cooking until the chicken is cooked thoroughly, then put the lemon basil leaves in. Give it a good stir and turn the heat off.

Notes

  • There are many types of red chillies. So beware of the heat strength of each type. The chillies I used in this recipe are big red chillies that are not as spicy as bird’s eyes chillies. Feel free to add more or fewer chillies according to your liking. This recipe makes a moderate spicy ayam rica-rica. 
  • You can substitute palm sugar with soft brown sugar or granulated sugar.
  • Kemangi or lemon-sweet basil is the one ingredient that makes this dish unique. It is because of these basil leaves, this food is well-known for its flavour. You can get the leaves in Chinese/ Asian shops.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 476kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 23g (8%) Protein 42g (84%) Fat 24g (37%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 16g Cholesterol 157mg (52%) Sodium 855mg (36%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 11g (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4-6 portions

Amount Per Serving

Calories 476

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 476kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 23g 8%
Protein 42g 84%
Fat 24g 37%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 16g 94%
Cholesterol 157mg 52%
Sodium 855mg 36%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 11g 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.