Opor ayam

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Opor ayam

오포르 아얌

Indonesian dish

About this dish

Opor ayam (Indonesian pronunciation: [ˌɔpɔr ˈ(ʔ)ajam]) is an Indonesian dish from Central Java consisting of chicken cooked in coconut milk. The spice mixture (bumbu) includes galangal, lemongrass, cinnamon, tamarind juice, palm sugar, coriander, cumin, candlenut, garlic, shallot, and pepper. Opor ayam is also a popular dish for lebaran or Eid ul-Fitr, usually eaten with ketupat, sambal goreng ati (beef liver in sambal), and sayur labu siam (chayote cooked in coconut milk). Opor ayam is a well-known food in Indonesia. This cuisine has been widely known in other regions, almost all parts of Indonesia, for many years. Opor ayam is boiled chicken, which is given a thick condiment from coconut milk and is added with various spices such as lemongrass, galangal, candlenut, coriander and so on.

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