Spicy Chicken Wrapped In Banana Leaves | Pepes Ayam

Ingredients :

• 500 g chicken breast, cut into small pieces
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 salam leaves / bay leaves
• 1 stalk lemon grass
• 30 sweet basil leaves, chopped
• 3 tbsp sliced green onion
• Banana Leaves

Spices :

• 2 candlenuts
• 1 tsp sliced turmeric
• 1 tsp sliced ginger
• 1 1/2 tbsp sliced garlic
• 2 tbsp sliced shallots
• 1 tsp salt

How To Make :

1. Blend all  spices into a paste. Put oil in a pan saute the paste until fragrant. Add salam leaves and lemon grass. Put in the chicken and cook until a little dry, remove from the heat.
2. Add sliced green onion and sweet basil leaves, mix thoroughly.
3. Wrap the chicken in a sheet of banana leaf and seal, steam for about 30 minutes.
4. Serve in a serving dish.