Resipi Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Padi

I've been cooking this meal like hundreds of time but today as I was planning to cook it, the idea of bringing my phone along to snap some photos crossed my mind. Relieved, this time I'll manage to finally share the recipe in my blog. Always forgot to bring my phone along...

This is actually a favourite meal of hubby .. when I first got married to him, as y'all know, I didnt know how to cook. He promised me he would teach me how to cook and during the early stage, this was among one of the recipes he taught me. Alhamdulillah, today I can cook this without having to look at the recipe, thanks to hubby :-)

His grandma's hometown is in the state of Malacca and 'Asam Pedas' is the most favourite dish in its local. But the exact place is called 'Lubok China' which is quite close to the border of Negeri Sembilan. Hence, they tend to have more of Negeri Sembilan's local culture; mostly food and dialect and that is why 'Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Padi' is his most favourite dish.

Sharing a recipe.. so here goes.

1) Di dalam masakan, lebih elok jika kita sediakan semua bahan2 terlebih dahulu sebelum mula memasak.

Jadi, sediakan bahan2 dibawah (kupas kulit bagi bahan2 yg perlu):-

~1 ekor ayam (atau lebih/kurang) dipotong mengikut bahagian, 1 biji bawang besar, 2 ulas bawang putih, 1 inci halia, 4 batang kecil kunyit hidup, 4 biji kentang (dipotong ikut suka), 4 biji tomato (dibelah 2 atau 4), 2 batang serai yang telah dititik, 1 helai asam keping, 1 mangkuk cili padi dibuang tangkainya, 2 biji santan kelapa, 1 helai daun kunyit, 2 sudu kecil garam, 1 1/2 sudu kecil gula dan sedikit air.

2) Blender bersama bahan2 seperti bawang besar, bawang putih, halia, kunyit hidup dan cili padi. Ketika blender, masukkan sedikit air bagi memudahkan proses mengisar.

3) Panaskan 1 senduk minyak didalam periuk. Masukkan bahan2 blender tadi dan sedikit air. Gaul rata, kemudian masukkan ayam, kentang, serai serta daun kunyit, dan gaul rata sekali lagi & tutup tudung periuk. Biarkan api sederhana/kecil.

4) Setelah beberapa minit & kelihatan sedikit asap putih keluar dari periuk, buka tudung periuk dan gaul rata. Masukkan asam keping, garam & gula. Setelah ayam & kentang dipastikan telah masak, masukkan santan kelapa dan gaul sehingga santan masak (lebih kurang 10 minit) kemudian masukkan tomato dan setelah gaul seketika, rasa kuah. Jika tawar, masukkan sedikit garam lagi. Jika terasa masam, keluarkan semula asam keping. Manakala jika terlalu pedas pula, masukkan sedikit lagi gula. Tutup api & hidang!

 Nyums!! Pedas berapi ... Selamat mencuba :-)