Malaysian
Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken)
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Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken) is Malaysian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Cut the chicken thighs into bite-size pieces and julienne the ginger into fine matchsticks.
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Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat and fry the ginger until fragrant and slightly crisp, about 2 minutes, then set half aside for garnish.
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Add the chicken to the wok and fry until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
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Stir in the light soy sauce and salt, and toss to coat.
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Cover and simmer over low heat until the chicken is cooked through, about 8 minutes.
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Stir in the sesame oil and most of the spring onions.
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Top with the reserved fried ginger and remaining spring onions, and serve hot alongside rice.
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Serve it with
A Malaysian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken) carries gluten, soy, and sesame. It is free of the remaining 7 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 350 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 6 g
- Fat
- 24 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 3 g
- Sodium
- 480 mg
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Ayam Masak Halia (Ginger Chicken) takes about 30 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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