Lemongrass Turmeric Rice

Tired of plain white rice? Try this rice recipe which I found in an old Her World magazine. I followed the recipe as written but replaced fresh turmeric with turmeric powder.  Instead of cooking the rice on the stove, I took the easy way by using rice cooker.  I have never cooked rice on the stove, so I did not want to take any chance. After all, nothing can go wrong with rice cooker compared to cooking rice on the stove. Add the prepared ingredients into the rice cooker and wait for the beep before frying the needed ingredients.

This is definitely the way to elevate plain rice into something special.  The blends of herbs and lashings of coconut milk made this rice dish truly rich in taste.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups rice - washed and drained
1 cup thick coconut milk
1 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (or as preferred)
2 lemongrass - bruised
4 shallots - chopped
4 garlic - chopped
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste

Method
Fry shallots and garlic in heated oil to soften.
Add lemongrass, turmeric powder and rice.
Give a couple of stirs to combine these ingredients.
Put rice into rice cooker, pour cocounut milk and 2 cups of water.
Add salt and stir to mix the ingredients
Once rice is cooked, stir again to fluff up rice with fork or chopsticks before serving

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