Recipe of Perfect Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge)

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, bubur lambuk ayam (spiced chicken porridge). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge) A humble porridge born of goodwill, true to the spirit of Ramadan. Here is how you achieve it. Bubur ayam is a popular chicken porridge served for breakfast throughout Indonesia. You can get it off the streets from vendors, in fast food establishments, food courts, even high end hotel restaurants.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have bubur lambuk ayam (spiced chicken porridge) using 23 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge):

1. Prepare 200 g basmati rice
2. Get 2 liters water
3. Prepare 4 pieces boneless chicken thighs (cubed)
4. Make ready 60 g dried shrimps
5. Get 500 ml coconut milk
6. Prepare 2 bunch corianders (Chopped)
7. Make ready 2 red chillies (Thinly sliced)
8. Make ready 2 carrots (Peeled and medium diced)
9. Take 1 yellow onion (Chopped)
10. Get 4 garlic cloves (Chopped)
11. Prepare 1 small ginger (Skin off and thinly Sliced)
12. Make ready 1 stalk lemongrass (Pound)
13. Make ready 4 stalks pandan leaves
14. Get 2 whole cinnamon sticks
15. Prepare 3 whole star anises
16. Make ready 2 whole cloves
17. Prepare 4 whole cardamoms
18. Prepare 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
19. Get 1 teaspoon coriander powder
20. Take 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
21. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
22. Take 3 tablespoon Ghee
23. Prepare Salt

Chicken Porridge with Spices It is usually during Ramadan, "Bubur Lambuk" is cooked and distributed to others at the mosques. I once tried it when it was given by a neighbour and since then, I was hooked. The spices and coconut milk gave such lift to the taste and texture of the rice. Sauté the garlic, onion, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove and coriander until aromatic.

Steps to make Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge):

1. Use a big pot and put fire on medium heat.
2. Add in Ghee, whole cinnamon sticks, whole star anises, whole cloves, whole cardamoms and whole cumin seeds. Fry them up for about 1 minute till fragrant.
3. Add in the lemongrass, onions, ginger and garlic into the pot. Sauté them for about 1-2 minutes.
4. Add in coriander, cumin and black pepper powder and keep on sautéing for about 1 minute.
5. Add in the chicken thighs and mix until its cooked. Then add in shrimps and rice.
6. Add in the water and mix well. Cover pot with lid and bring the fire to low heat. Turn on the timer for 20 minutes. *Remember to mix the porridge for every 4-5 minutes.
7. At the 20 minutes mark, add in the carrots, pandan leaves and coconut milk.
8. Put the lid back on and wait another 20 minutes. *Remember to mix the porridge for every 4-5 minutes.
9. Once the texture of the rice has turned to porridge, turn off the fire and add in the red chillies, corianders and salt to taste.
10. Porridge is ready to be served.

The spices and coconut milk gave such lift to the taste and texture of the rice. Sauté the garlic, onion, ginger, star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove and coriander until aromatic. Add in the rice with water into the pot; bring to a boil and stirring occasionally, until the rice is soft and is the consistency of porridge. After that add the chicken and cook it until it becomes soft and tender. Asian flavourful porridge rich with spices.

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