Steam Rice

I recently learn a trick on how to cook small amount of rice. Instead of cooking rice with the rice cooker, we can steam the rice with the wok, just like the way we steam our fish, meat, etc...

Method:
1. Wash some rice and put the rice on a metal plate. Add water. (1 cup rice = 1 cup water)
2. Steam for ~10 mins or until rice is cooked.
3. If you prefer softer texture, you can soak the washed rice in some water and keep in the fridge overnight.

It's really easy and saves on electricity. And the best part is there is less cleaning to do! It's quite difficult to cook small amount of rice with the rice cooker so what I did in the past was to cook more rice and then cook fried rice the next day with the leftover rice. Now with this method, I can even cook rice for 1 person!

Curry Chicken

1. Heat up some oil. Fry some chopped onions till fragrant.

2. Add some chilli paste.

3. Add curry paste and continue to stir fry. (To make the curry paste, add some water to 2 tablespoon of curry powder and mix well)

4. Add chicken meat (I use 2 boneless thigh meat with skin and fats removed).

5. Add 1/2 small cup water and add in potatoes, carrots and tomatoes. Allow to simmer for short while.

6. Add in 1/2 can of evaporated milk (can use coconut milk too). You can add more milk for thicker curry but don't add more than 3/4 can.

7. Allow curry to cook for 15 mins. Add in salt (to taste).

8. Transfer into a thermal pot to save energy. The heat will soften the potatoes and carrots as well.

Serve with rice or bread. I prepared some fresh greens (cucumber and lettuce) to go with the curry.

Mee Siam

METHOD

Bee hoon:

1. Heat up some oil. Add some garlic and baby dried prawns. Add assam chilli paste. Fry till fragrant.

2. Add in bee hoon (soaked). Add water and cover lid to simmer.

3. Add salt if needed. Add in bean sprouts and cover lid again for a short while.

(If you want to save time, don't have to fry the bee hoon. You can just add the soaked bee hoon into the soup and allow to simmer for a short while)

Soup:

1. Heat up some oil. Add some baby dried prawns. Add 2 tablespoon of assam chilli paste. Fry till fragrant.

2. Add 1 tablespoon of peanut butter.

3. Add 1 tablespoon of bean paste. Fry till fragrant.

4. Add in one pot of assam water (soak assam in water for 20 mins to get assam water)

5. Bring to boil.

Garnish:

1. Beancurd (fried and diced)

2. Hard boiled egg

3. Chopped spring onions

4. Lime

Bean Sprout (Japanese Style)

Bean sprout fried with teriyaki sauce, black pepper and salt.

Teriyaki Chicken Rice Again

Miso Soup

I don't know how to cook miso soup from scratch so I just bought instant ones from ntuc which you just need to add hot water.

Teriyaki Chicken Rice

Teriyaki chicken with japanese cucumber and coleslaw served with japanses rice

Fried Chai Poh Egg

Sushi Fun