Ingredients
2 cups water
1 cup cooked Thai jasmine rice
1 cup thinly sliced Chinese celery (including the leaves), or spring onion
half teaspoon preserved cabbage
2 tablespoons fish sauce
1 tablespoon Maggi seasoning
1 tablespoon garlic, thinly sliced
Shiitake mushrooms, sliced (optional)
1 teaspoon Thai pepper powder
fried garlic to taste, and a half teaspoon of salted radish always adds a nice taste
You also need 4 large (8 to the pound) shrimp, or half a pound of smaller ones, shelled, deveined, and butterflied, or half a pound of other flavor ingredient.
Method
In a very small amount of oil saute the garlic until golden brown and beginning to crisp up. Pour in the water, and bring to the boil. Next add the celery, Maggi sauce, and fish sauce and pepper powder, and stir until it boils again. Now add the rice, preserved cabbage, shiitake, and return to the boil, continuing to simmer, stirring occasionally. Now add the shrimp, and cook until they turn pink.
Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle fried garlic over each serving, and garnish with chopped coriander/cilantro leaves, we like to add a few thin slices of fresh ginger also (see picture below). It is also popular to serve a small dish of moo yong dried pork on the side with this soup.
chikmeat on 01 Feb 18Fried chicken is a staple American food and is quickly gaining popularity around the world. These crispy yet succulent pieces of chicken are made in various countries with their own little twist added to them. The Indian version of chicken fry, for example, has India's signature spices added to the marinade and is spicier than its American counterpart. The style of cooking the chicken and the ingredients used also vary greatly between the two places. This gives the dishes, though same in name, distinctly different tastes. Check out the simple recipes for both the Indian and the American chicken fry below. Try the recipes from both the regions to try something new and find out which one is more to your taste. Indian Recipe The ingredients of the Indian version of fried chicken include: 1 kg chicken cut into pieces Oil for deep frying For the marinade: ½ a cup of mustard oil 2 tablespoons of gram flour 2 tablespoons of vinegar ½ a teaspoon each of ginger paste and garlic paste 2 teaspoons of chilli powder 1 teaspoon each of roasted and powdered cumin seeds and fenugreek seeds 5 powdered and roasted cloves and peppercorns 2 powdered and roasted black cardamoms Once you have all the ingredients we begin cooking the fried chicken: First, mix all the ingredients meant for the marinade in a big mixing bowl. Prick the pieces of the chicken in a few places and add them to the marinade. Turn the whole mixture with your hand to ensure that the marinade is coating all the pieces evenly. Leave the pieces to marinate for 3-4 hours. Once the chicken has marinated, heat the oil for frying in a pan and add the pieces of chicken to it. Deep fry them over a medium flame till they are a rich golden brown and the chicken feels tender. This should take 15-20 minutes. Turn off the heat and garnish with coriander. Your dish is ready to be served. American Recipe The traditional Southern fried chicken recipe has the following ingredients: 1 whole chicken that has
