This dish offers a delightful blend of tender chicken meat and enticing herbal notes, making it a mouthwatering favorite for any occasion.
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Pound pandan and cilantro roots to pulp using a mortar and pestle. Add garlic and ginger, continue pounding.
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Pour in coconut milk, sugar, oyster sauce, and cornstarch. Mix thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper and add sesame seeds. Mix again.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken4-510x286.png)
On a deep bowl, pour mixture over chicken. Add sesame oil and mash until the chicken is fully covered. Marinate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken6-510x286.png)
Wrap chicken thighs with pandan leaves and use toothpicks to keep leaves in place.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken7-510x286.png)
Prepare a steaming pot and put in chicken. Steam for 15 minutes.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken8-510x286.png)
Heat oil in a deep pan to medium heat. Fry chicken for 5 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken9-510x286.png)
To make the dipping sauce, heat oil and saute garlic and chili.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken10-510x286.png)
Add soy sauce and sugar and mix until it caramelizes. Pour in water. Mix and turn off heat. Serve with the chicken.
Ingredients
Directions
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken1-510x286.png)
Pound pandan and cilantro roots to pulp using a mortar and pestle. Add garlic and ginger, continue pounding.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken3-510x286.png)
Pour in coconut milk, sugar, oyster sauce, and cornstarch. Mix thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper and add sesame seeds. Mix again.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken4-510x286.png)
On a deep bowl, pour mixture over chicken. Add sesame oil and mash until the chicken is fully covered. Marinate for at least 3 hours or overnight.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken6-510x286.png)
Wrap chicken thighs with pandan leaves and use toothpicks to keep leaves in place.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken7-510x286.png)
Prepare a steaming pot and put in chicken. Steam for 15 minutes.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken8-510x286.png)
Heat oil in a deep pan to medium heat. Fry chicken for 5 to 10 minutes or until golden brown.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken9-510x286.png)
To make the dipping sauce, heat oil and saute garlic and chili.
![](https://www.bitesized.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pandanchicken10-510x286.png)
Add soy sauce and sugar and mix until it caramelizes. Pour in water. Mix and turn off heat. Serve with the chicken.
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