indonesian crunchy chicken (ayam kremes)

Ingredients :

• 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces
• 5 candlenuts or almonds
• 2 yellow onions
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2 cm fresh ginger
• 2 tsp salt
• 1,5 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp ground turmeric
• 1 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cm fresh galangal
• 2 lemongrass
• 3 lime leaves
• 500 ml water
• 200 gr rice flour
• 1 egg
• vegetable oil

Directions:

prepare the chicken by cut into serving pieces, grinding all this ingredients together in food processor : cadlenuts, onions, garlic, ginger, salt, pepper, turmeric, ground coriander, and cumin. adding a little oil if necessary to keep the mixture turning. pour the paste into pieces of chicken add bay leaves, galangal, and lemongrass. set aside for 30 minutes. heat large saucepan over medium heat, put the chicken and add water and lime leaves. let it cook for approximately 30 minutes. after chicken is cooked separate chicken from the sauce. set the sauce aside. mix rice flour in a bowl add egg and sauce until thickened and become a batter. do not pour all of the sauce. heat the oil in a wok over medium heat, dip the chicken into the batter  and fry until golden brown and crisp.

to make the crunch, ladle 2 table spoon at a time into the hot oil and deep fry until crispy and golden brown. crushed them all in a mortar and serve it on top of the chicken.