chicken:
1 whole chicken (about 1kg in weight, cut into 8 pieces)
2 tbsp lemon juice
¼ tsp salt
300 g firm tofu (cut into 8 pieces)
100 g vegetable oil for frying the tofu
1 L medium thick coconut milk
200 ml water
paste:
75 g shallots
25 g garlic cloves (about 5 cloves)
10 g ginger
15 g candlenuts
1.5 tsp dried coriander
½ tsp white peppercorn, or ground white pepper
1 g fermented shrimp paste (belachan)
others:
3 indonesian bay leaf (daun salam)
5 kaffir lime leaves
2 stalks lemongrass
15 g galangal
2 tsp salt
5 g sugar
4 tbsp vegetable oil for frying the paste
deep fried chopped shallots (Bawang Merah Goreng) – optional for garnish
Optional – sprinkle with fried shallots (Bawang Merah Goreng) before serving