Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica. Ayam rica-rica is original Manado cuisine, very spicy like most things from Manado😁. Ayam rica-rica (Indonesian for chicken rica-rica) is an Indonesian hot and spicy chicken dish. It is made up of chicken that cooked in spicy red and green chili pepper.

The similarities are simply the spicy taste and red color from red chilies. As I choose red chilies and ginger as the main spices for Indonesian spicy chicken, you also could use those ingredients for this recipe. Ayam rica-rica is one of Indonesian culinary, precisely from Manado, North Sulawesi. You can have Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica using 30 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica

It's of Chicken Marinate for 20-30 minutes.
It's 1 of breast slices long & 1 leg (cut few pieces).
Prepare 1 tbsp of lemon.
You need 1/2 tsp of himalayan salt.
Prepare 1/2 tsp of white pepper.
It's 1/2 tsp of turmeric powder.
You need 1/2 tsp of chicken Knorr.
Prepare of Blends in chopper (not too smooth).
You need 10 of red chillies.
Prepare 4 of shallots (I slice some of them too).
It's 4 of garlics.
Prepare 1 tsp of ginger.
You need 1 of candlenut (optional).
You need 1-1.5 tsp of turmeric powder.
It's of Rest of ingredients.
Prepare 1 of lemongrass cut in two.
Prepare 2 of kafir limes, dont use the stem.
Prepare 2 of bay leaves.
It's 1 of corriander leaves - slices thin.
It's 2 of tomatoes - cut square.
Prepare 3 of spring onion - slices thin.
It's 1 of plastic basil - dont use the stem.
Prepare 1 of pandan leaves.
You need 500 litre of water.
Prepare 3-4 of tbsl Oil or as needed.
Prepare 1 tbsp of sugar or less.
It's 1 tsp of himalayan salt.
It's 1 of stock chicken cube.
You need 1 tsp of white pepper.
It's of Optional: 5 red chillies.

The word Rica is derived from the language of Manado which means spicy In addition to red chilies, another spice of ayam rica-rica is ginger. Ginger gives warmness to our body and absorbs nutrients from food we eat. Ayam rica-rica is specialty chicken dish from the city of Manado in Indonesia North Sulawesi. Rica means chili in North Sulawesi language, so ayam rica-rica translates to chicken with chili sauce.

Spicy chicken - Ayam Rica rica step by step

Prepare wok, put some oil. When its hot, fry the chicken (skin down in wok). It doesnt need to cooked through, just make sure all looks bit brown outside. Set aside.
With the same oil, throw in the blended stuff, stir fry in medium high for about 5 minutes.
Add lemongrass, bayleaves, kafir limes, pandan and corriander leaves. Stir fry till colour change to bright. This will take about 10 minutes.
Add the water, stir well and add the chicken. Stir well again and leave this in medium heat for about 20 minutes (add thai chillies here if you used it)..
When the water start to evaporate, put the tomatoes, salt, sugar, white pepper, chicken cube. Taste it and cook for another 15 minutes. You be able to tell as the colour will change and its thicker..
Last, when you happy with the taste, add the spring onion and basil, stir well and turn it off. Enjoy 😉.

If you love bold, spicy, fresh, and citrusy dishes, you will definitely love ayam rica-rica. This Ayam (chicken) can be pre-cooked and placed on the grill and served with the rica rica (the spicy sauce). You can also simmer the chicken until fully cooked if you prefer. I have most of the ingredients growing in my backyard and all I had to buy was the chicken and tomatoes. Learn how to make tasty ayam rica rica with a pressure cooker or on the stove.