I posted this about ten years ago but without accompanying steps. This is my childhood favourite! And I’m going to make this the kids’ favourite too. It’s a dry chicken dish which is oh so fragrant! The only problem is I think my family is the only one who cooks this – as in my extended family. I scoured the net and save for one person who has the same name dish, it wasn’t exactly the same. So here goes!
Step 1: Deep fry wings that have been marinated in turmeric and salt. And yes, we love the wingtip here in Asia. I can never understand when overseas food programmes remove the tip. That’s like the best part! Crunchy! Step 2: In a wok, gently fry finely diced onions, curry leaves and about two heaped teaspoons of fennel. If you have cumin seeds do half and half but I ran out of cumin seeds. Fry till onions are translucent and the whole oil mixture smells fragrant. Step 3: Add cut dried chillies based on preference. Step 4: Add the fried wings. Sprinkle some powdered chilli. I used smoked paprika here. Add a tablespoon or two (depends on how much wings you have in there) of brown sugar. Mix well. Make sure to stir very well so that all the oily spice mixture is coated to the wings. Best eaten fresh and hot with rice or just on its own. We love to this so much, we always make a big batch so we could have it over and over throughout the day as a snack! Ayam Bul-Bul
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Hi Shasha, its a lovely dish aromatic and my family loves it too. I’ve came across this dish back in the 80s from a neighbour an expat from Bangladesh she taught me and its the same exact way as yours. Thank you for the recipe glad to know there are others who shares the same Ayam Bul Bul.
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Hi Shasha, its a lovely dish aromatic and my family loves it too. I’ve came across this dish back in the 80s from a neighbour an expat from Bangladesh she taught me and its the same exact way as yours. Thank you for the recipe glad to know there are others who shares the same Ayam Bul Bul.