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Ayam Buah Keluak is a chicken dish , stewed with Pangium Edule Seed , spices and tamarind. This dish is normally served with jasmine rice. Instructions for cooking: 1) Soak Nuts for 3 days 2) Scub nuts and change water daily 3) Break Shell and extract the contents 4) Keep the whole shell 5) Set aside the nut paste for the rempah 6) Blend the remainder paste with prawns,1 egg white, salt and sugar for the nut filling 7) Stuff about 2tsp of filling into each shell. Pressing down firmly 8) Brush egg white over stuffed nut opening and prep for cooking 9) Pre cook stuff nut by steaming for 20 min before use. If desired. 10)Refresh rempah by reheating 11)Add chicken, kafir lime leaves and lemon grass. Stir and mix well with the chicken pieces 12)Add in the buah keluak paste that was set aside earlier 13)Add tamarind water to cover the choicken 14)bring to a boil and lower the heat to simmerabout 40 min the chicken until tender 15)Add in the stufffed nuts half way through the simmering 16)check seasoning and adjust accordingly 17)set stew aside for a while before serving. It will taste even better the next day. 18)Garnish with sliced chilli and julinne kaffir lime. Serve ith white rice. The Rempah Kunning is a seperate recipe

Ayam buah keluak(chicken in Pangium Edule Seed stew) is a famous Peranakan dish.The most important ingredients in the dish is the keluak also known as Pangium Edule Seed. This seed is found in the mangrove swarm and is poisonous, it is only made edible by fermentation. It is also fondly known as Black Gold or Truffle of the East.