Thai recipe calls for marinating chicken but no liquid is listed?

Question

I am preparing Gai Yang Esan for our foriegn exchange student. The recipe calls for marinating the chicken in the ingredients listed. But they are all dry ingredients. Do I just rub the chicken in the ingredients and then leave them sit together or is there a liquid common to Thai cooking that I am unaware of. I am new to Thai cooking and I am using a fairly advanced cookbook. Our student is a little home sick so I want this right.

Answer 1

it is a dry rub put chiken in the bag and let sit for an hour or soo so it obsorbs the flavor!

Answer 2

Rub the chicken with the spices. I'd say put it in a Ziploc bag for a while. It should marinate just fine :)

Answer 3

Rub it into the chicken and put it in a ziploc bag and leave it in the fridge overnight.  The liquid from the chicken will come out and create the marinade after several hours.  Give the bag a shake every so often to combine the ingredients.  If you do this the day before you are preparing it  then it will turn out perfect!