Ayam masak Merah (Chicken in thick red sauce) - Malaysian style

Ingredients:

- 400 grams of chicken drumsticks
- 7 shallots - slice 3
- 3 cm piece ginger- pounded
- 7 cloves garlic - slice 4
- 2cm piece ginger - sliced
- 5 almonds - blanched and skinned
- 8 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 medium- sized tin tomato puree
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 3 tablespoon corn oil
- Salt and sugar to taste


Method:

1. Put the chicken drumsticks into a pan with enough water to cover and add sliced shallots, ginger and garlic. Cook until chicken is nearly done.
2. Pound the remaining shallots, garlic and ginger with almonds. Mix in curry powder blended with 4 teaspoon water. Mix well
3. Heat oil and fry the cinnamon and cloves until fragrant. Add the curry powder mixture and tomato puree. Fry until fragrant.
4. Pour the fried ingredients into the chicken mixture. Add in the tomato slices and cook until chicken is tender and tomato is done.
5. Add in milk, salt and sugar. Simmer until the gravy thickens.