Balinese Chicken Betutu is a traditional Balinese dish packed with rich spices
that always leaves you craving more. Wrapped in banana leaves and slowly cooked,
the chicken turns tender and full of flavor. Try this famous balinese food recipe at home
and experience one of the best Balinese recipes the authentic taste of Bali!
Ingredients
- 500 g minced chicken
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 50 g minced shallot
- 20 g minced garlic
- 2 red chilli, minced
- 10 g minced ginger
- 10 g minced galangal
- 5 g minced aromatic ginger
- 5 g minced turmeric
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 1 clove, ground it
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 g coriander
- 2 g ground white sesame
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 12 lemongrass
- 1 lime leaf, sliced finely
- 30 g grated coconut
Steps
- Heat up some oil, saute shallot and garlic until fragrant. Add the other ground spices and herbs. Stir until it’s fragrant. Set aside.
- Mix minced chicken and the spices.
- Add grated coconut and lime leaf, mix well.
- Divide the batter into 12 parts.
- Place the ball of the batter on the edge of the lemongrass stalk. Pull downwards while twisting the dough around the top end of the lemongrass stalk until it becomes a long circle.
- Grill the satay over hot coals, turning it back and forth until it’s cooked.
- Serve with sambal.