Indonesian Style Chicken Garang Asam & Bloggers Gathering

To share what I cooked using belimbing fruits from Alan

The first dish is garang asam - Indonesian style

We cook garang asam using chicken, instead of fish - it's spicy, sour, fragrant and so addictive that can make one eat bowls of rice :)

 

 

Having said that, I can't deny that peranakan fish garang asam is really delicious, too

After eating Alan's at the gathering, I feel like cooking that, too - soon :)

Speaking about gathering, I just had my very first bloggers gathering last Sunday
I prepared pandan steamed brownies and chocolate pudding to share with them
Such a fun time we had, what a feast we had, too! :)
I wonder why I didn't take a single snap while I was there, but luckily Wendy took many pictures and did a nice collage for each sweet and savoury goodies we enjoyed
Thanks Wendy :)

The savoury

 

 The sweet

 

Big thank you for Edith for being a great wonderful host :)

Oh and thanks to Alan too, shared some belimbing with me and gave out cute adorable containers :)

So glad I could meet face to face with many bloggers whom most of the blogs I visit frequently, and learn so much, too

Really looking forward to the next one :)

 

Now, the recipe for my chicken garang asam...
The recipe is from my mum

What you need:

1 free range chicken, cut
7 chicken liver / gizard, boil til soft (I used only chicken liver, I don't really fancy gizard)
5 bay leaves (daun salam)
1 tsp fried belachan (shrimp paste)
8 candlenuts, chopped
10 belimbing fruits, cut
1 large tomato, cut
300ml coconut milk (100ml coconut cream + 200ml water)
2 large red chillis - cut thick
3 large green chillis - cut thick
salt, sugar
banana leaves for the base

1. Preheat steamer
2. Blend together fried belachan and candlenuts til smooth
3. Lay cleaned banana leaf in a heatproof bowl and arrange all ingredients on it : chicken, liver, bay leaves, blended belachan and candlenuts, belimbing fruits, tomato, red and green chillis, coconut milk, salt, sugar
4. Mix all ingredients til well incorporated
5. Steam over medium heat for 30 minutes

Note: Don't forget to cook more rice! :)

 

 

I still have some belimbing fruits, will cook my second dish soon before it turns soft :)