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Ayam Percik Kelantan Junior

Name: Ayam Percik Kelantan Junior
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 800 g boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 tbsp neutral oil; 1/2 tsp fine salt, optional; 250 ml full-fat coconut milk; 3 shallots, roughly chopped; 3 garlic cloves; 2 lemongrass stalks, tender inner part sliced; 2 cm fresh ginger; 2 cm galangal; 1 cm fresh turmeric, or 1/2 tsp extra ground turmeric; 1/2 tsp ground coriander; 1 tbsp tamarind water; 1 tbsp finely chopped gula Melaka or coconut sugar; 120 ml water; 2 cups cooked rice, to serve; 1 cucumber, sliced or ribboned; 150 g long beans, cut and lightly blanched; Adult table: sambal or sliced chilli, optional

Juicy grilled chicken brushed repeatedly with a fragrant coconut, lemongrass, turmeric and tamarind sauce. The child portion is rich and aromatic without chilli; adults can add sambal at the table.

20 minPreparation

35 minCooking

55 minTotal time

4Servings

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The Family Kitchen · Portions are a guide; appetite and needs vary.

Kelantan-inspired ayam percik with golden coconut sauce, rice, cucumber and long beans. — Serving illustration

Make the texture work

Keep plain rice, cucumber and a piece of un-sauced grilled chicken aside before basting. Offer a teaspoon of percik sauce as a dip rather than coating everything.

Season it properly

Serve extra percik gravy and sambal separately so adults can increase heat without changing the child portion.

Simple swaps

Keep a familiar food alongside the meal and follow every packaged-ingredient label check listed above.

Keep it safely

Cool leftovers promptly, refrigerate, and reheat once until steaming hot throughout. Follow ingredient-pack instructions and local food-safety advice.

Food education

What the ingredients bring

These are practical food-group notes, not a laboratory nutrition analysis. Portions and brands change the numbers.

Long beans, cucumber, shallot, garlic, lemongrass and herbs increase plant variety around the meal. This is ordinary family food; it is not presented as a treatment or microbiome “reset”.

Malaysian Family Kitchen: Inspired by Kelantan-style ayam percik, traditionally built around grilled chicken and a coconut-based aromatic sauce. These are ordinary family recipes, not autism treatments or prescribed therapeutic diets. Check every packaged ingredient for gluten, casein and individual allergens.

Before serving: adapt the size and texture to your child’s chewing skills, then let the meal be a relaxed family moment.

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Food support beyond the recipe

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Ayam Percik Kelantan Junior

What you’ll need

Let’s make it

Make the texture work

Season it properly

Simple swaps

Keep it safely

What the ingredients bring

Food support beyond the recipe

Ayam Percik Kelantan Junior

What you’ll need

Let’s make it

Make the texture work

Season it properly

Simple swaps

Keep it safely

What the ingredients bring

Food support beyond the recipe

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