Balinese Betutu Chicken

Betutu Paste

• 120 g Indonesian yellow spice paste room temperature
• 30 g Indonesian red spice paste room temperature
• ¼ tbsp ground black pepper
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 30 g red bird's eye chillies
• 4 cm sand ginger
• 2 tsp shrimp paste
• 1 tbsp coconut oil

Betutu Chicken

• 1 whole free-range chicken (approx. 600 g), feet and neck removed
• 5 fresh kaffir lime leaves
• 1 banana leaf blanched or wilted over open flame (approx. 40 cm x 50 cm)
• 800 g water
• 40 g toasted peanuts unsalted (see tips)