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Clay pot chicken rice – Rice cooker version
Clay pot chicken rice is one of the many local dishes in Malaysia that I adore. Traditionally the rice and chicken are cooked in a clay pot and served hot straight from the stove. I don’t have a clay pot, so the best way to replicate this at home is by using the rice cooker. This is a quick and easy meal on a lazy day.
Serves 4
Ingredients:
400 – 500g chicken cut into small pieces (chicken breast or whole leg)
200g – rice (add enough water to cook – see method 3 below)
Marinade
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
Stir-fry (chicken)
5 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 medium onion (chopped)
2 tablespoons grated ginger
50ml water
Oil (vegetable/light olive oil)
Drizzling Sauce (Mix together)
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 tablespoons hot water
1 teaspoon sesame oil
Garnish
Chopped spring onions/coriander for garnishing
1/2 Chinese sausage, sliced (optional)
2 pieces salted fish (optional)
Method
1. Combine the marinade ingredients and allow chicken to marinate in it for at least an half hour in the refrigerator.
Marinade chicken
2. Heat oil in a wok or frying pan, sauté garlic, onion and ginger until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add marinated chicken (add sliced Chinese sausage) and stir-fry until chicken is no longer pink. Add 50 ml water and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Dish out and put aside.
Saute garlic, onion & ginger
Add chicken and stir-fry
3. Wash the rice and cover the rice with water until it reaches the first line of your index finger (from bottom of the pot). Turn on the rice cooker and cook rice as usual. Once the rice starts to bubble, start adding the chicken mixture and stir until well combined. Close then lid and let it continue to cook till rice is completely cooked.
Cook rice in rice cooker
(3)…add chicken mixture and stir well
4. Pour the drizzling sauce over rice and dish rice into serving bowls/plates.
5. Garnish with chopped spring onions or coriander leave. Serve hot.
Note: If adding salted fish, slice the salted fish up into tiny pieces. In a small saucepan, heat up a tablespoon of oil, and shallow fry the salted fish pieces. Set aside for garnishing later.
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Easy Chicken Curry Recipe
Chicken curry is possibly the most common delicacy in Malaysia. It’s normally served with plain boiled rice, Indian flat bread or plain bread. This chicken curry recipe is very straightforward, easy to make and most importantly it’s kid-friendly 🙂
Ingredients:
1. 600 – 800g chicken (skinless with bones & cut into small pieces)
Marinade chicken with the following for at least 30 minutes:-
a) 5 tablespoons curry powder (more if you like it spicy)
b) 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
c) 5 tablespoons plain yogurt
d) 1 tsp sea salt
e) 2 tablespoons of lime/lemon juice (optional)
Blend items 2 – 4 below:
2. One big red onion
3. Three cloves garlic
4. One inch of ginger
5. Two stalks lemongrass
6. Some curry leaves
7. Two cups/500 ml water (less if you prefer thicker curry or more if you like more sauce)
8. A quarter (1/4) cup low fat coconut milk or fresh milk
9. One big tomato (quartered)
10.200 – 300g potatoes (peeled and cut into cubes)
11. Three tablespoons olive oil
Method:
1. Heat up Wok or a deep pot and add the olive oil.
2. Saute the blended ingredients (onion, garlic & ginger) until aromatic/light brown in colour.
3. Add the marinated chicken, lemongrass & curry leaves. Stir-fry for about 2 minutes before adding the water.
4. Cover the Wok/pot and lower the heat to medium. Simmer for about 30 minutes or until the chicken meat become tender. (Note: Taste the curry and add more salt if necessary)
5. Add the coconut milk/fresh milk and potatoes. Let it cook for about 10 minutes or until the potatoes are just cooked.
6. Then add the tomatoes and bring to a boil.
Serve hot with plain rice or bread.
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