Grilled Chicken Breasts

Cooking chicken in the grill keeps the juices in and the flesh tender and moist.

Ingredients

1 chicken breast (for 1 person), mix with 1 tsp salt, a dash of black pepper, juice of 1/2 lemon, 1 tbsp olive oil, some chopped coriander and basil (or any herbs you prefer)

Method

1. Heat the grill. Put on the chicken breast and turn once or twice to cook evenly. Grill for about 12-15 mins depending on the size of the chicken breast.

2. Serve with a slice of lemon, fresh salad mix, corn of the cob, grilled potatoes - the combination is endless.

Tomato Rice (Nasi Tomato)

White rice again? If you seek variety, serve this appetising tomato rice with any curry dish and a simple pickled salad of cucumber and carrot.  Definitely worth a try! One more recipe from nyonya kitchen stories.

Ingredients

4 cups Basmati rice

1/2 cups cooking oil

8 shallots, sliced

3 cloves garlic, chopped

5 tablespoon margarine

1 star anise

5 cloves

8 cardamoms, lightly smashed

7cm piece cinnamon

5cm knob ginger, bruised

1 onion, diced

1 cup canned tomato soup

2 1/2 tablespoon tomato puree

4 1/2 cups water

3 tablespoon evaporated milk

2 tablespoon plain yoghurt

1 tablespoon rose water (or 1/4 teaspoon rose essence)

1/2 teaspoon salt

Method

1. Wash and drain rice. 
   
2. Heat 1/2 cup of cooking oil in a wok and fry shallots and garlic until golden and crispy. Remove with a slotted ladle. Leave aside.
   
3. Heat margarine in a clean wok. Put in onion, star anise, cloves, cinnamon and cardamoms. Fry until fragrant.
4. Add ginger and stir-fry for another minute.
5. Add rice and toss well to mix for 2-3 mins, then transfer the rice mixture to an electric rice cooker.
6. Add tomato soup, tomato puree and water. Allow rice to cook.
7. Loosen rice grains and stir in milk, yoghurt, rose water and salt. Cook for another 5-6 mins.

Presentation

Serve tomato rice, sprinkled with shallot and garlic crisps.

Serves: 12

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