Ayam percik

Malaysia · Southeast Asia

Short description: This grilled chicken is smoky and rich, with a coconut-chile sauce that clings to the meat.
Ingredients: Chicken, coconut milk, dried chiles, shallots, garlic, ginger, lemongrass, galangal, tamarind, palm sugar, salt, and oil.
Cultural note: It is associated with night markets, festive grills, and rice plates where the sauce is cooked onto the chicken rather than served separately.
Common misconception: It is not ordinary grilled chicken with sauce poured on at the end; repeated basting is part of the technique.

image credit

creator:: Dr.Francostein1975
source:: Wikimedia Commons
license:: CC BY-SA 4.0
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