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Indonesian · PANTRYHOP RECIPE

Lemper Ayam

70 minutes · 4 servings · omnivore

A festive sticky rice roll filled with seasoned chicken, widely sold as a snack across Indonesia.

Ingredients

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  • 2 cups glutinous rice
  • 2 cups coconut milk
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 4 shallots, sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • as needed banana leaves or plastic wrap

Let’s make it

  1. Cook the glutinous rice with coconut milk, salt, and bay leaf until tender and sticky, then rest covered for 10 minutes.
  2. Cook shallots and garlic in oil for 1 minute. Add shredded chicken and sweet soy sauce, and cook 3 to 4 minutes until well coated.
  3. Flatten a portion of rice on a banana leaf or wrap, add chicken filling, and roll tightly into logs.
  4. Cool slightly before slicing and serving.

Slice into short rolls for easy handheld snacks.

Cooking time varies with equipment and batch size. Follow school allergy rules for children’s meals; keep perishable lunches cold.

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