Indonesian Kalasan Chicken & Shrimp Paste Sambal Made More Delicious with Samhok Shrimp Paste

Kalasan Chicken is a traditional Indonesian dish known for its savory and slightly sweet flavor that fully absorbs into the chicken. Paired with spicy and aromatic shrimp paste sambal, this menu offers a rich and authentic Indonesian taste experience. The chicken is cooked with aromatic spices and fried until golden brown, creating a tender texture inside and a flavorful crispy layer outside. Combined with sambal made using Samhok Shrimp Paste, every bite becomes more savory, spicy, and irresistible.

75 minutes

Main Ingredients

1 whole chicken, cut into 4–8 pieces
800 ml coconut water
2 bay leaves
2 stalks lemongrass, bruised
3 tbsp cooking oil for sautéing

Ground Spices

8 shallots
5 cloves garlic
4 candlenuts, roasted
1 tsp coriander
2 cm galangal
2 cm ginger
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp palm sugar
1/2 tsp ground pepper

Sambal Terasi Ingredients

5 red bird’s eye chilies
3 shallots
1 tomato
4 candlenuts
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp Terasi Samhok, grilled
4 tbsp coconut oil

HOW TO MAKE

Sambal Terasi

Fry the bird’s eye chilies, shallots, tomato, and candlenuts until softened, then drain.
Grind with salt until slightly smooth.
Add Terasi Samhok and coconut oil, then mix until well combined.
Set aside for serving.

Indonesian Kalasan Chicken

Blend garlic, shallots, and coriander until smooth.
Cook the chicken with the blended spices, galangal, bay leaves, coconut water, sweet soy
sauce, palm sugar, and salt.
Simmer until the chicken becomes tender and the seasoning is fully absorbed.
Fry the chicken until golden brown, then drain.