The kind and generous staff from Ayam Penyet Ria actually shared their signature recipe, Ayam Penyet.

• 15 pieces of chicken breast or drumstick
• 1kg of santan

Ingredient B:

• 14g coriander (ketumbar)
• 28g red onions
• 28g white onions
• 40g ginger all blended and fried
• 12g lengkuas
• 12g daun limau purut
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp turmeric (kunyit)
• rice flour

1. Wash chicken until clean, then add five litres of boiling water and santan. Allow it to simmer for an hour.

2. Meanwhile, prepare Ingredients B, blend and fry it with oil.

3. While frying the blended ingredients, add in the lengkuas, limau purut and turmeric powder.

4. Add these marinade to the chicken and simmer for another hour so the traditional spices can seep into the meat.

5. Remove chicken from pot, allow to cool and coat with rice flour.

6. Fry until golden brown, then smash it so the bones and meat are separated from one another.

7. Serve it with sambal belacan and white rice.