Description
Bursting with flavor and aroma, these little chicken parcels are a must-try. Once youve tasted them, you wont want to share!
Ingredients
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- 1 lbs (454 g) chicken thigh fillets
- 20-25 pcs pandan leaves
- 20-25 pcs bamboo skewers or toothpicks
- Vegetable oil
- Sweet Chilli sauce
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 1 tbsp ground turmeric
- 3 tbsp coconut cream
- 2 lemongrass stalks
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- pinch of salt and ground white pepper
Instructions
- Mix all marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add chicken pieces and rub marinade in until well coated. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- If using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for 1 hour to prevent burning.
- Remove chicken from the fridge 15 minutes before cooking. Trim the lower (white and hard) part of the pandan leaves and set aside.
- Fold one end of a pandan leaf to form a small cone. Using a chopstick, add 1-2 pieces of chicken to the cone. Bring the longer part of the leaf down to wrap the chicken securely. Insert the same part of the leaf from the bottom and out through the top; gently pull through and cut the excess, leaving 2 inches. Insert a skewer through the center. Repeat until all chicken is wrapped.
- Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat (approximately 350°F/177°C). Fry pandan chicken in batches, ensuring not to overcrowd the pan. Cook for 4-5 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Serve hot with sweet chilli sauce.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, marinate the chicken for up to 24 hours.
- If pandan leaves are unavailable, substitute with lime leaves, but the flavor will be different.
- To prevent sticking, lightly oil the frying pan before cooking the chicken parcels.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Pan-Frying
- Cuisine: Thai
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 150g
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5
- Sodium: 400
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 20
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 100