There are also those who don't like to use coconut milk for health and weight reasons. So, you can choose a healthy alternative to coconut milk or not use coconut milk at all. Here's a recipe for garang asem without coconut milk, the ingredients are simple and the way to make it is also very easy!

Ingredients:500 grams of clean chicken, add salt and lime juice and let it sit for about 10 minutes to remove the fishy smell. Rinse again with running water until clean.1 liter of water8 pieces of sour starfruit, cut into pieces1 tomato, cut into four parts.

8 cloves of shallots, sliced 5 cloves of garlic, sliced 5 red chili peppers, sliced 5 bird's eye chili peppers, leave them whole 1 finger-sized ginger, sliced 1 finger-sized galangal, crushed 3 bay leaves 1 stalk of lemongrass, crushed and tied Salt and sugar to taste

How to Make: In hot oil, sauté shallots, garlic, and thinly sliced chili. Also add ginger, galangal, bay leaves, and lemongrass. Sauté all the ingredients until fragrant. Once the spices are fragrant, add the chicken. Stir briefly until the chicken is evenly mixed with the spices.

Enter water, starfruit, bird's eye chili and tomatoes, add salt and sugar to taste, adjust the taste. Next, cook until the chicken is cooked and the broth reduces. Adjust the taste and serve! Source: Diadona.