Chicken Pongteh

(From Y3K Recipes Issue No.5 – March/ April 2002)
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Ingredients:
600g chicken (cut into 10 pieces)
300g yambean (cubed)
A few pieces cekur leaves/ kencur leaves
250ml water

Spices (pound ingredients)
10 shallots
2 cm galangal (lengkuas)
1 cm turmeric (kunyit)
4 candle nuts (buah keras)
4 cm cinnamon bark (kayu manis)
4 pips garlic

Seasoning:
2 tbsps tauchu
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp dark soy sauce

Method:
1. Heat up 3 tbsps oil. Saute spices till oil surfaces.
2. Add in chicken and yambean. Stir-fry over high heat till it becomes dry. Add in water and cekur leaves.
3. When it boils, add in seasoning and serve.