VEGETARIAN CHICKEN RICE (Kugan )

VEGETARIAN CHICKEN RICE

Ingredients:

FOR RICE:
2 tbs vegetable cooking oil
3 pips garlic finely minced
10 grms ginger cut into fine sticks
2 cups of long grain rice washed , soaked and drained
2 pandan leaves knotted
1 tsp sesame oil
3 cups of vegetable broth
Pinch of pepper
Pinch of sugar
Salt to taste

1 tbs spring onion cut into ¼ inches in length

RICE METHOD:

Heat a rice cooker with the vegetable oil. Add in the minced garlic and sauté.
Sauté well, till a nice aroma comes. Add in the drained rice, gently stir well.
Add in the pandan leaves, sesame oil, salt and the vegetable broth. Add in the ginger,
Pepper and sugar.
Switch on the cooker and cook the rice. Fluff up the rice when cooked.
Garnish with the spring onion and keep the rice warm.

RED CHILLIE SAUCE:

5 red fresh chillies
2 pips garlic 
3 cm young ginger
½ tsp salt
1 tbs sugar
6 tbs vegetable broth
1 ½ tsp lime juice

METHOD:
Blend all the ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Keep aside.

SOYA SAUCE:

2 tbs sweet soya sauce
2 tbs vegetable broth
1 tsp sesame oil
3 tsp garlic and shallot oil

METHOD:
Mix all the ingredients and keep aside.


VEGETARIAN DRUM STICKS:

8 store bought vegetarian drum sticks.
2 tbs vegetarian oyster sauce
1 tbs dark soya sauce
1 tbs honey
Little pepper powder
Little 5 spice powder
2 tsp ginger and garlic juice

METHOD:
Marinate the drum sticks in the ingredients, for about 20 minutes.
Lay the marinated drum sticks on a tray lined with aluminium foil.
Pre heat an oven and grill the drumsticks till they are grilled for about 15 minutes.
Remove and keep aside. 

GARNISHES:
2 firm red tomatoes cut into slices
1 firm cucumber cut into slices.

Now scoop the rice in a small bowl. Pat it tight, over turn it on a plate.
Arrange the cucumber , tomato slice and the grilled drum stick.
Serve the chillie and soya sauce in small containers.
If you like you can make simple soup with the vegetable broth.
Here is your vegetarian chicken rice ready.