Ayam Lado Hijau

             In Minangkabau, there are many delicious traditional foods. Some of them have already known in the world such as Rendang, Dendeng, Itiak Lado Hijau, Ayam Lado Hijau, Sate, sambalado, and others. Below is the steps of making Ayam Lado Hijau.

The first thing that someone should do is prepare the ingredients.  There are 1 kilogram of chicken, ¼ kilogram of green chili, 1 ounce garlic, 1 ounce onion, a bar of ginger, a bar of turmeric, a bar of lemongrass, 2 lime leaves and the spices for making soup. 

Next, start to cook. Blend garlic, onions, ginger, and turmeric. After mashed, divided them into two apart.  Blend the spices for making soup till soft, too.

Then, boil chicken with the ingredients that have been softened, except the second soft  ingredient, take one of them. Wait up to 30 minutes to soak them into the meat seasoning.

After that, blend green chili. Start to fry. Heat the cooking oil, pour the mashed green chili, a bar of lemongrass, and lime leaves into the hot oil. Pour and fry the chicken stew after 10 minutes. Add enough salt and flavor enhancer. Stop frying.

Finally, serve it into a pretty plate. Add some fried onions and garnish on it. Enjoy  Ayam Lado Hijau.