chicken betutu cah traditional Balinese Sauce

Ingredients for chicken betutu cah Traditional Balinese Sauce

4 pounds fresh chicken

Betutu spice, recipe follows

Salt and pepper

Tamarind water (4 or 5 strips of deseeded tamarind pulp dissolved in 1 cup water), to soften

Banana leaves (or greased parchment paper and aluminum foil)

3 salam leaves (can substitute bay leaves)

Serving suggestion: Coconut Pandan Rice: Nasi Gurih, recipe follows

Betutu spice:

1/2 cup peeled shallots

1/4 cup peeled garlic

2 tablespoons fresh tumeric

2 tablespoons fresh peeled ginger

2 tablespoons galangal

2 tablespoons wild ginger

3 whole candlenuts

2 tablespoons Balinese 1000-spice

2 tablespoons fresh hot chile peppers seeded and cleaned

4 tablespoons shrimp paste

2 tablespoons finely chopped peanuts

1/4 cup coconut oil

Directions

Preheat grill.

Massage chicken with betutu spice mix. Season with salt and pepper and tamarind water. Wrap chicken completely with banana leaves or greased parchment paper and then foil. Place on grill for 30 minutes.

Betutu spice:

Grind shallots, garlic, tumeric, ginger, galangal, wild ginger, candlenuts, 1000-spice, chile peppers, shrimp paste, and peanuts in a food processor. Saute paste with coconut oil.