Spiced Brown Rice & Chicken Porridge

Ingredients:

• 200gm Golden Sunland brown rice

• 200ml thick coconut cream

• 200gm chicken mince with some fat

• 2 stalks lemon grass, bruised

• 2 tablespoons ghee/clarified butter

• 3 tablespoons oil

• Salt to taste

• Water

• Dry Spice Mix

• 1” cinnamon stick

• 2-3 cloves

• 1 star anise

• 1 green cardamom

• 1 black cardamom (optional)

• Aromatic Spice Paste Mix

• 1” young ginger

• 6 shallots

• 6 cloves garlic

• Ground Spice Mix

• 1 teaspoon cumin powder

• 1 teaspoon coriander powder

• 1 teaspoon white pepper powder, additional to taste

Steps:

1. In a blender, add the ingredients for the aromatic spice paste and blend until smooth. Alternatively, use a mortar & pestle.

2. Over medium heat, add the oil & ghee. Add the dry spice mix until & fry till fragrant.

3. Lower the heat slightly & add the spice paste mix & sauté till fragrant. Then add the ground spice mix, bruised lemongrass stalks & chicken mince & sauté further until the meat is sufficiently browned.

4. Add water & rice. Bring the pan to a boil then reduce heat & simmer until rice turns into the texture of a thickened porridge, stirring constantly.

5. Add coconut milk, a bit at a time until desired consistency is achieved & season adequately with salt.

6. Serve porridge with julienned spring onions, Sliced red chillies & fried shallots.

- Recipe By Chef Zahid for Golden Sunland, 2018