betutu chicken recipe Pontianak

Introducing one of our family favorites: the Betutu Chicken Hybrid. This name is familiar to your ears because this Balinese food is popular all over the islands and even abroad. Europeans call it: Balinese chicken. The combination of all the spices and the smell of banana leaves hhhhhm made this dish special. Even if it takes a lot of time and patience to organize it, promise that it will not disappoint. Interested in trying??!!

Items:

1 whole chicken without giblets (approx. 1.5 kg), wash well
250 grams of cassava (replace with kale leaves or mustard greens if not available)
3 lime leaves, finely chopped
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Banana leaves for blankets
Aluminum foil

Vegetables:

7 large red chilies, seeded
10 grains of red onion
4 garlic cloves
5 hazelnuts
1 teaspoon baking powder (if you like)
2 cm of ginger
2 cm of kencur
2 cm of galangal
2 cm of turmeric or 2 teaspoons of turmeric powder
2 teaspoons coriander or 1 teaspoon coriander powder
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 cm cinnamon or 1/2 teaspoon powder
3 tbsp tamarind water (1 tsp pureed tamarind in 3 tbsp water)
5 cm lemongrass, white part, finely chopped
2 teaspoons of salt or to taste

sugar if you like

How to do it:

Cut the chicken lengthwise across the breast. Dry with absorbent paper. put aside.

Wash cassava leaves, dry, eat for a while. Puree the ingredients thoroughly in a blender or food processor. Add a little oil to the blender if necessary. Saute the spices until cooked and fragrant. influence. Add salt and sugar to taste. cold. For the ground spices in 2 parts.

Mix the 1/2 part with the cooked cassava leaves/top mustard until combined. Coat the chicken with the remaining spices until well coated, then add the cooked leaves to the inside of the chicken.

Add sliced lime leaves and water leaves. Cover bag, you can sew or add wood.

Wrap the marinated chicken in a banana leaf and wrap it again in foil. Keep the chicken overnight in a cool room or in the refrigerator.

Cook chicken in hot water for 1 hour. Next, heat the chicken in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 1 hour.

Serve hot with Sambal Matah if desired.