Ajam Betawi - Indonesian crunchy chicken in sweet soy sauce

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Ajam Betawi

Name: Ajam Betawi - Indonesian crunchy chicken in sweet soy sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500 grams chicken breast (or chicken thighs); 2 tablespoons flour; 3 shallots; 3 cloves of garlic; 1 Spanish pepper; 1 teaspoon white pepper; 1.5 teaspoon ground cumin seeds; 20 grams palm sugar; 100 ml ketjap manis (type of soy sauce); 1 lime; Salt to liking; Sunflower oil

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Ajam Betawi, or crunchy chicken in a sweet soy sauce is perfect as an every day of the week meal. Usually part of a 'rice table'.

Nutrition balance score

Good

7.3/10

Glycemic Index

Glycemic Load

55.48 (Medium)

24.03 (High)

Nutrition per serving

Kcal

370.68 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

43.31 g
33.20 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

9.52 g
2.35 g

Proteins

40.79 g

Fiber

0.94 g

Sodium

2866.48 mg

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Recipe ajam betawi

Recipe ajam betawi allergens

This recipe contains the following allergens. Click on the allergen to search for alternative recipes.

Soy

Gluten

Made by Véronique

Published at 2022-01-14, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 30 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-09-28

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Preparation time

10 minutes

Time cooking

20 minutes

Total time

30 minutes

Preparation – 10 minutes

Peel the shallots and cloves of garlic, then chop them coarsely. Optionally remove the seeds from the spanish pepper. Puree the shallots, cloves of garlic and spanish pepper into a ‘boemboe’. You can achieve this using a mortar and pestle, a small blender or very finely chopped using a chefs knife.

Add in 1 teaspoon of white pepper and 1. 5 teaspoons ground cumin seeds.

Clean the chicken breasts or chicken thighs and cut them into chunks.

Finishing the ajam betawi – 20 minutes

Heat up a layer of sunflower oil (or any other neutral oil) in a deep skillet or wok.

Coat the chicken pieces with a thin layer of flour. Deep fry the chicken in the hot oil, until crunchy. It's best to deep-fry the chicken in batches, to prevent them from sticking together and becoming nice and crunchy.

Remove most of the oil from the pan and heat up again. Quickly sauté the boemboe for several minutes. Add in palm sugar, you can crumble, cut or grate it into smaller bits to allow it to dissolve quicker.

Squeeze in the juice from a lime and 100 ml ketjap manis. Let the sauce boil softly, then add in the chicken again. Season with some salt.

Serve the ajam betawi with cooked rice, enjoy your meal!

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Nutritional values

Per 1 serving / piece:

Pay attention! These indicated nutritional values are based on standard tables and are therefore an estimated total. No rights can be derived from the data in the nutritional value table.

General

Kcal

370.68 kcal

Carbohydrates
Of which sugars

43.31 g
33.20 g

Total fat
Of which saturated fats

9.52 g
2.35 g

Proteins

40.79 g

Fiber

0.94 g

Sodium

2866.48 mg

Show vitamines & minerals

Minerals

Iron

4.06 mg

Calcium

79.74 mg

Magnesium

71.25 mg

Potassium

71.25 mg

Phosphorus

464.03 mg

Copper

0.12 mg

Zinc

1.08 mg

Iodine

0.03 µg

Selenium

0.03 µg

Vitamins

Vitamine C

12.93 mg

Vitamine D

0.13 mg

Vitamine A

0.08 mg

Vitamine B1

0.14 mg

Vitamine B2

0.14 mg

Vitamine B6

0.90 mg

Vitamine B12

0.38 µg

Folic acid

8.78 µg

Vitamine E

0.00 mg

Vitamine K

0.00 µg

Vitamine K1

0.00 µg

Handy! Scroll this table horizontally to see all nutritional values per ingredient

Amount		Ingredient	Allergens	Kcal	Carbs	Carbs of which sugars	Fat	Fat of which saturated	Protein	Fibers	Sodium	Iron	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium	Phosphorus	Copper	Zinc	Iodine	Selenium	Vitamin C	Vitamin D	Vitamin A	Vitamin B1	Vitamin B2	Vitamin B6	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B11	Vitamin E	Vitamin K	Vitamin K1
125	gram	chicken breast		142.50	-	-	5.00 g	1.88 g	37.50 g	-	62.50 mg	0.88 mg	12.50 mg	43.75 mg	500.00 mg	425.00 mg	0.04 mg	0.88 mg	-	-	-	0.13 mg	0.03 mg	0.09 mg	0.09 mg	0.88 mg	0.38 µg	2.50 µg	-	-	-
0.5	tablespoon	flour	gluten	22.75	4.36 g	0.09 g	0.09 g	0.01 g	0.71 g	0.18 g	0.13 mg	0.06 mg	1.25 mg	1.25 mg	11.25 mg	6.25 mg	0.02 mg	0.07 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	-	2.19 µg	-	-	-
0.75		shallots		6.00	1.37 g	-	0.04 g	-	0.34 g	0.49 g	-	0.28 mg	13.50 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3.53 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.75	clove	of garlic		3.15	0.63 g	0.02 g	-	-	0.14 g	0.04 g	0.09 mg	0.03 mg	3.82 mg	0.45 mg	13.50 mg	2.93 mg	0.01 mg	0.02 mg	0.03 µg	-	0.32 mg	-	-	-	-	0.01 mg	-	0.09 µg	-	-	-
0.25		spanish pepper		1.16	0.22 g	-	0.02 g	-	0.03 g	0.02 g	-	0.06 mg	0.26 mg	-	-	0.75 mg	-	-	-	-	3.38 mg	-	0.06 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.25	teaspoon	white pepper		1.55	0.25 g	-	0.01 g	0.01 g	0.06 g	0.10 g	0.20 mg	0.15 mg	2.00 mg	-	6.50 mg	0.90 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
0.38	teaspoon	ground cumin seeds		4.78	0.38 g	-	0.25 g	0.02 g	0.20 g	0.12 g	1.91 mg	-	10.13 mg	-	20.25 mg	0.73 mg	-	-	-	-	0.09 mg	-	-	0.01 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5	gram	palm sugar		18.75	4.85 g	4.85 g	-	-	-	-	1.40 mg	0.08 mg	4.25 mg	1.45 mg	34.80 mg	1.10 mg	0.01 mg	0.01 mg	-	0.03 µg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25	ml	ketjap manis	soy, gluten	133.00	31.00 g	28.00 g	0.05 g	-	1.75 g	-	2200.00 mg	2.50 mg	30.00 mg	20.00 mg	250.00 mg	25.00 mg	0.05 mg	0.10 mg	-	-	-	-	-	0.03 mg	0.04 mg	-	-	4.00 µg	-	-	-
0.25		lime		4.00	0.25 g	0.24 g	0.31 g	-	0.06 g	-	0.25 mg	0.03 mg	1.88 mg	-	10.00 mg	1.38 mg	-	-	-	-	5.63 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		salt		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	600.00 mg	-	0.15 mg	4.35 mg	0.08 mg	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
		sunflower oil		33.04	-	-	3.74 g	0.44 g	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
				370.68	43.31 g	33.20 g	9.52 g	2.35 g	40.79 g	0.94 g	2866.48 mg	4.06 mg	79.74 mg	71.25 mg	846.38 mg	464.03 mg	0.12 mg	1.08 mg	0.03 µg	0.03 µg	12.93 mg	0.13 mg	0.08 mg	0.14 mg	0.14 mg	0.90 mg	0.38 µg	8.78 µg	-	-	-