Chicken Rendang Recipe Rendang is everyone's favorite in my family. For this recipe, I have pre-fried the chicken just about half cook before adding it into Redang curry. This is to enhance the texture of chicken and making it more firm. Chicken Rendang is best cooked a day in advance to allow the taste of all herbs and spices to combine well with the chicken. A good rendang should be slightly spicy and have a combined rich aroma of toasted coconut (Kerisik), lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, and