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Ayam Goreng Recipe (Malaysian Fried Chicken)

Ayam Goreng Recipe or Malaysian Fried Chicken with step by step pictures. Chicken marinated with fresh roasted spices, lemongrass, fresh herbs and deep fried till golden and crispy. This flavour packed super crispy fried chicken taste so juicy and moist and is served along side Nasi lemak.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Marination Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Malaysian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 666 kcal

Equipment

Cooking pot
Blender

Ingredients

To Marinate Chicken (First marination)

  • 1 Kg Chicken with Skins on
  • 2 teaspoon Salt or to taste
  • 1 medium Lemon

Toasting Spices

  • 1 tablespoon Coriander Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
  • 2 teaspoon Black Peppercorn

For Masala Paste

  • 2 inch Ginger peeled and chopped
  • 10 cloves Garlic peeled
  • 1 no Lemongrass (Inner white part alone chopped)
  • 2 tablespoon Galangal chopped
  • 2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

For Coating Chicken

  • 1 large Egg
  • ¼ cup Cornflour cornstarch

For Frying

  • Sunflower Oil for deep frying

Instructions
 

  • Take chicken in a bowl, add salt and lemon juice and mix well. Set aside to marinate for 10 mins.
  • Dry roast coriander seeds, fennel seeds, black pepper, cumin seeds till toasted. Take it in a blender jar. Add in lemon grass, ginger, galangal, garlic, turmeric powder and grind to a coarse paste. Don’t add too much water.
  • Now add the ground paste to chicken and mix well so the marinate coats all the pieces of chicken. Set aside for 1 hour to marinate. Add in egg, cornstarch to chicken and mix well.
  • Heat oil for deep frying. Drop chicken in and fry till golden and crispy on both sides. It will take around 12 to 15 mins. Strain fried chicken using slotted spoon and serve hot.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Ayam Goreng Recipe (Malaysian Fried Chicken)
Serving Size
 
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
666
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
43
g
66
%
Saturated Fat
 
12
g
75
%
Trans Fat
 
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
9
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
18
g
Cholesterol
 
286
mg
95
%
Sodium
 
214
mg
9
%
Potassium
 
707
mg
20
%
Carbohydrates
 
25
g
8
%
Fiber
 
3
g
13
%
Sugar
 
1
g
1
%
Protein
 
44
g
88
%
Vitamin A
 
280
IU
6
%
Vitamin C
 
18
mg
22
%
Calcium
 
80
mg
8
%
Iron
 
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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