Buah Keluak 
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Buah Keluak is one of the signature dishes of the Peranakan community, mainly because of the use of buah keluak. Considered a delicacy, this dish is basically chicken and buah keluak in a thick spicy gravy.
Buah Keluak is the nut of the Kepayang tree which is found in the wilderness of Indonesia and certain parts of Malaysia. Dark brown or black in colour, it is about the size of a golf ball and has faint striations on its shell, much like a brazil nut. When sold at the markets, buah keluak has a dusty grey appearance because the nuts have been washed, boiled and buried in the earth for at least 40 days to remove the poisonous properties of its raw seeds.
Ground spices and lemon grass are fried with oil until a wonderful fragrance emerges. The chicken is added and fried until it is half cooked. Next to go into the mixture is the buah keluak and tamarind juice. The combination is then allowed to simmer until the gravy becomes thick and the chicken meat is tender. At certain places, pork ribs are added while at others, they use pork instead of chicken.
