Ayam Goreng (Fried Chicken)

Name: Ayam Goreng (Fried Chicken)
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1.5kg chicken pieces; 6 cloves garlic; 3cm galangal, sliced; 2 tsp coriander seeds, toasted; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp salt; rice flour for coating; vegetable oil for frying; sambal and rice to serve

Indonesian crispy fried chicken marinated overnight in a blended paste of galangal, garlic and coriander. Dusting the marinated chicken in rice flour rather than wheat flour before frying is what gives it that distinctively light, shattering crust.

Total time

495 min

Prep

480 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indonesian

gluten-free

Ingredients

1.5kgchicken pieces

6 clovesgarlic

3cmgalangal, sliced

2 tspcoriander seeds, toasted

1 tspturmeric

1 tspsalt

rice flourfor coating

vegetable oilfor frying

sambal and riceto serve

Instructions

Blend garlic, galangal, coriander, turmeric and salt to a paste.

Rub over chicken. Marinate overnight.

Dust chicken in rice flour.

Deep-fry at 170°C for 15 minutes until cooked through and golden.

Serve with sambal and rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

826

Protein

102g

Fat

41.8g

Carbs

4.1g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

799mg

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