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Name: Authentic Buah Keluak Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Singapore
Ingredients: 12-15 Buah Keluak nuts; 1 kg Chicken thighs (bone-in, skin-on) or Pork belly (skin-on); 3 tablespoons Cooking oil; 4 Shallots, peeled; 4 cloves Garlic, peeled; 2 cm Galangal, sliced; 3 cm Ginger, sliced; 3 cm Turmeric root, sliced (or 1 tsp turmeric powder); 4 Candlenuts (or Macadamia nuts); 2 tablespoons Shrimp paste (Belacan); 50 grams Dried tamarind pulp (Asam Keping); 2 tablespoons Tamarind paste (for sourness); 3 tablespoons Gula Melaka (palm sugar), grated; 1 tablespoon Sugar (white); 2 teaspoons Salt; 2 cups Water; 1 cup Chicken or Pork stock; 10-15 Fresh curry leaves; 3 Sprigs Chinese celery (or cilantro) for garnish

Buah Keluak

🇸🇬 Singapore

Southeast Asia

A unique Peranakan dish featuring chicken or pork cooked in a thick, black nut sauce.

Peranakan

Nut Sauce

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Chicken or pork

black nut sauce

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