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| Course | Main course |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Indonesia |
| Region or state | Sleman,Yogyakarta |
| Associatedcuisine | Indonesian cuisine |
| Created by | Mbok Berek |
| Serving temperature | Hot |
| Main ingredients | Ayam goreng withkremesan |
Ayam goreng Kalasan (Javanese:ꦄꦪꦩ꧀ꦒꦺꦴꦫꦺꦁꦏꦭꦱꦤ꧀,romanized: Ayam Gorèng Kalasan) is anIndonesian dish consisting offried chicken topped withkremesan, crisp bits of fried batter. The dish originates from the area surrounding theKalasan Temple inSleman,Yogyakarta, and has since spread nationwide, being considered a popular iteration of the ubiquitousayam goreng.[1]
Ayam goreng Kalasan (lit. Kalasan fried chicken) originates from Yogyakarta's Kalasan area, near thePrambanan Temple.[2] The dish was created by Nini Ronodikromo from the village ofCandisari, during theJapanese occupation of Java. Ronodikromo, better known as Mbok Berek, ran a small stall sellingayam goreng and created the dish after learning of a cooking technique taught by an unknown elderly man said to have come from theBaduy ofWest Java.[3]
The success of the dish cumulated to Mbok Berek's opening of a restaurant specialising in the dish, later visited and further popularised by Indonesian president,Sukarno in the 1950s.[3] Upon the restaurant's bankruptcy and demise in the 1960s, the dish was reproduced and spread by her former staff and patrons, who opened restaurants of their own.[4][5] Such patrons included Suharti, founder of the Ayam GorengSuharti chain of restaurants, which initially used Mbok Berek's name before reverting to her own name.[6] Upon the death of Mbok Berek, the recipe was passed down to her descendants, who later opened a restaurant of their own inJakarta in 1978.[3]
Presently, theCandisari village has become a centre of the dish, with 54 distinct businesses specialising in the dish operating in the area.[4]
The dish is traditionally prepared with theayam kampung chicken, native to Indonesia. Apart from the cooked chicken, the dish is most commonly served with rice and is paired with asambal and a vegetablelalab, typically consisting of cucumbers, basil leaves, and cabbage.[7] It is typically prepared with young chickens seasoned with a spice mix that includes salt, shallots, garlic, coriander, galangal, bay leaves, among other ingredients and boiled in coconut milk. The resulting dish is topped with its distinctive kremesan, a crisp, fried batter made of starch flour, chicken stock, and eggs.[6]
