1Blend four red onions, four lemongrass sticks, four cloves of garlic, a thumb-sized piece of ginger, a thumb-sized piece of galangal, and a small piece of fresh turmeric with water.
2Heat oil in a pan and tumis (saute) the blended paste.
3Add 2-3 tablespoons of ground chili (add more for spicier) and continue to tumis until the oil breaks.
4Add one whole chicken, two small boxes of coconut milk, four kaffir lime leaves, and one large turmeric leaf.
5Cook until the chicken is tender.
6Boil Nona mini ketupat (nasi impit) and Nona asli lemang; they come with coconut milk powder and are food-grade packaged.
7Once the rendang is tender, add two tablespoons of kerisik, one small piece of gula Melaka, tamarind paste, salt, and seasoning powder.
8Add sliced turmeric leaves as a final touch when the rendang is ready to serve.
9Cool down the cooked lemang until it is dense before slicing.
Ingredients
4 biji bawang merah
4 batang serai
4 ulas bawang putih
1 ibu jari halia
1 ibu jari lengkuas
1 ketul kecil kunyit hidup
air
2 sudu cili kisar
1 ekor ayam
2 kotak kecil santan
4 helai daun limau purut
1 helai besar daun kunyit
ketupat mini Nona
lemang asli Nona
2 sudu kerisik
1 ketul kecil gula Melaka
pes asam jawa
garam
serbuk perasa
hirisan daun kunyit
Equipment
supermarketpot
Tips
Don't change the recipe; it's specifically for one whole chicken.
Be careful with the amount of salt to prevent the rendang from being too salty.
For lemang, let it cool down and become dense before cutting for a better appearance.