Indonesian Grilled Chicken Recipe (Ayam Betutu)

Ingredients :
5 tablespoons 100 g 1.5 kg Spices (ground) 7 5 5 10 1 teaspoon 5 cloves 1 tablespoon 1 1/2 tablespoons 2 teaspoons 1 tablespoon 1/2 teaspoon 2 teaspoons 4 2 teaspoons 2 teaspoons	Oil Young cassava leaves, boiled until tender, cut into serving pieces Chicken Banana leaves or aluminum foil for wrapping Red chilies Bird's eye chilies Candlenuts, roasted Shallots Dried shrimp paste Garlic Coriander, roasted Sliced lemon grass Peppercorns Chopped galangal Powdered nutmeg Chopped turmeric Kaffir lime leaves Chopped ginger Chopped lesser galangal Salt and sugar
Method : Heat oil and sauté the ground spices until fragrant and dry. Set aside and allow to cool. Divide into 2 parts. Combine 1 part with cassava leaves. Stuff the mixture into the chicken and secure with toothpicks. Rub the chicken with the remaining ground spices. Wrap the chicken with banana leaves and tie with a string. Grill in the oven at medium heat (180oC) for 2-3 hours or until cooked. Remove from heat and cut before serving. Note : Another way to cook the chicken is to steam it for about 45 minutes before grilling in the oven for 1 hour. Betutu is a special dish from Bali. Usually the Balinese use duck wrapped in banana leaves, and wrapped again with stalks of palm leaves. The duck is then buried in the ground and covered with hot charcoal for 6-7 hours until cooked.