| Ayam masak merah | |
| Country: | Malaysia and Singapore |
| Region: | Malaysia and Singapore[1] |
| Course: | Main course |
| Served: | Hot |
| Main Ingredient: | Chicken (cut and fried), chillies, garlic, ginger, onions, tomato puree[2] |
Ayam masak merah (Jawi: ; lit. 'red-cooked chicken' in Malay) is a Malaysian/Singaporean chicken dish.[3] [4] [5] Popular in both countries, it is a casserole of chicken pieces in dried chillies sambal.[6] It tends to be a home-cooked dish, so many variations on the recipe exist. Pieces of chicken are first marinated in turmeric before being fried to a golden brown then slowly braised in a spicy dried chillies, onion and tomato sauce. Peas are sometimes added to the dish, as are aromatic spices such as cloves, star anise and cinnamon bark, and it is garnished with shredded kaffir lime leaves as well as coriander. It is often paired with tomato rice – cooked with tomato sauce or paste, milk, dried spices, and garlic, onions and ginger.[7]
| Name | Materials | Main ingredient | Place | Creator | Colour | Smell and taste | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayam masak sambal/Chicken cooked in sambal | Shallot, Garlic, Ginger, Dried Chili | Dried Chili | Malaysian Malay | Red chili dry | The smell of chili | ||
| Ayam masak merah/Red cooked chicken | Shallot, Garlic, Ginger, Dried Chili, Cardamom, Cloves, Lemongrass, Pureed Tomatoes, Tomato Ketchup, Chili Ketchup, Pandan Leaves, Leeks, Soup Leaves | Tomato puree,lemongrass, star anise, cloves, cardamom, pandan leaves, leaves | Malay Johor | Tomato red | The smell of tomatoes | ||
| Ayam masak serai/Cooked lemongrass chicken | Shallot, Garlic, Ginger, Dried Chili, Lots of Lemongrass, Cardamom, Clove Flower | Lots of lemongrass, cloves, cardamom | Malay Johor | Bright red | The smell of lemongrass | ||
| Ayam masak ros/Rose cooked chicken | Red onion, garlic, ginger, galangal, lemongrass, pureed tomato, cardamom, cloves, star anise, pandan leaves, evaporated milk, ghee | Tomato puree, Ghee, Evaporated milk | Mamak or Malaysian Indian Muslim | orange red | The smell of tomatoes and milk | ||
| Ayam masak sos/Chicken cooked in sauce | Shallot, Garlic, Dried Chili, Tomato Ketchup, Chili Ketchup, Oyster Sauce, Leek | Chilli Ketchup, Tomato Ketchup, Oyster sauce | Patani restaurant in Malaysia | Patanese and Malay peninsula | Dark red Caramelise ketchup | The smell of the ketchup |