Chicken Binakol (Chicken Cooked in Coconut Water) Recipe

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

2 small white onion, quartered

3 stalks lemongrass (tanglad), white parts only, cut into 2-inch pieces and pounded

1 piece ginger, thumb-sized, sliced

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1 kilo chicken, (whole), cut into pieces

water, from 2 young coconuts

coconut (buko), (use coconut meat), from 2 young coconuts

1 tablespoon fish sauce (patis)

1 bunch chili leaves (dahon ng sili)