Sempoi Garlic Buttered Rice

garlice buttered rice under the capsicums :)

Made this to eat with the main dish today. Found this on the internet sometime ago. Simple, ease-my-life & scrumptious recipe.

2 cups basmathi rice / long grain, washed & drained
1 teaspoon ground garlic
3 tablespoons butter (preferable unsalted) or margerine or soft spread (I used canola spread)
1 cube chicken stock, dissolve in 1 cup hot water

- melt butter / margerine / spread in rice cooker pot
- saute garlic
- add rice, fry about 1-2 minutes
- add 1 cup stock + 2 cups water (rice & water ratio; 1 cup rice:1 1/2 cups water)
- season with a bit of salt, according to your preference
- transfer back into rice cooker & cook as usual, stir only once 3/4 way before cooked

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Nasi Daging Lekaih (Fast Beef Rice)

still in rice cooker, just cooked

I just felt bored with just plain rice & side dishes (lazy actually coz I'd have to cook more ;)), then i remembered my aunt wrote her recipe for this dish ... rice + meat in 1 dish :). just have to prepare some salad to accompany.

1 kg beef (gravy beef / chuck tender / rump / any cut will do :))
2.5 liters water

- cook beef till tender (if u have beef stock will be even faster :))
- if using ready-to-cook stock, slice beef into about 1cm thick & 2-inch long


2 cups basmathi rice / long grain rice
2-3 shallots, sliced
1-2 garlic, sliced
2-inch ginger, sliced
4 cardamoms
3 cloves
2 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
oil
salt


- rinse and drain rice
- heat oil in rice cooker pot over medium heat
- saute shallots, garlic, ginger & spices till almost golden
- add beef (if, as explained above)
- add rice, fry for about 1 minute
- add broth / stock (ratio - 1 cup rice : 1 1/2 cups broth or depending on the instruction for cooking the rice)
- season with salt to taste (if using stock, please taste before adding salt)
- transfer into rice cooker & cook as usual
- stir once when rice is 3/4 way cooked
- serve hot with tomatoes & cucumber salad or any veggies of your choice


Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Chicken Rice - Cik Mat & K Tina's recipe

Chicken rice is a great favorite of my family. This recipe is the simplest to make and wonderfully delicious! Thank you to wonderful friends - Cik Mat & Kak Tina for this really great recipe.

2-3 garlics, crushed
2 inch ginger, crushed
2-3 stalks of spring onion or celery (I've tried both seperately, both gives good flavor to the soup)
2.5-3 liter water (depends on the size of chicken)
1 whole chicken (cleaned & cleared inside & all)
sesame oil
1-2 cubes of chicken stock
salt & pepper

- boil water with garlics, ginger & spring onion till simerring
- put in whole chicken & boil till chicken cooked
- remove chicken from pot, set aside & brush with sesame oil
- add chicken stock cubes to soup, season with salt & pepper to taste
- once all well tasted, switch off heat.

for Rice:
2-3 cups of basmati / any long grain rice, washed & drained
2 garlics, crushed or sliced
1 inch ginger, crushed or sliced
3 stalks of spring onions
1 tablespoon oil

- heat oil, saute garlics, ginger & spring onions
- pour in rice, stir over low heat for a while (about 1-2 minutes)
- add soup above to cook rice, amount of soup follow the instruction to cook rice, basmathi cooks well with teh ratio 1 cup rice: 1.5 cups fluid

serves with sliced tomatoes, cucumber & lettuce with garlic & chilli sauce & soy sauce

* I've tried roasting the chicken & it tasted great after brushing it with sesame oil. It was soft & moist inside with crispy skin.

Happy trying ... :)