Yam Rice + Lotus Root

Ingredients for Yam Rice:

Rice (250g)

Water / Chicken Stock (500ml)

Yam (50g - diced small)

Chinese Mushroom (20g - Diced small)

Dried shrimps (20g)

Shallot (Sliced - 50g)

Chicken Meat (cubed -100g)

Dark Soya Sauce (half a tsp)

Light Soya Sauce (1 and a half tbsp)

White pepper powder (quarter tsp)

Sugar (1 tsp)

Salt (Half tsp)

Chicken Stock Powder (1tsp)

Garlic (chopped -20g)

Msg (1 tsp)

Oil (3 tbsp)

Procedures :

Soak rice with water for 30 mins, then drain off the water.

Start by saute-ing the garlic, shallots, dried shrimps until fragrant. Add in chicken, chinese mushrooms, yam and rice, continue to stir. Add in seasoning - dark soya sauce, light soya sauce, white pepper powder, sugar, salt, msg, chicken stock / water and chicken stock powder. Cover with low heat and cook for 20-30mins. 

Garnish with spring onions & serve it hot.

Note : If the rice is hard, add in a little chicken stock / water, and continue to cook. Please check it, half way while cooking. 

Ingredients for Lotus Root :

Lotus root (thinly sliced - 100g)

Chicken meat (sliced - 100g)

Spring onions (5g - cut into 3cm length)

Water (half laddle)

Dried shrimps (5g - soak)

Dark soya sauce (qtr tbsp)

Msg (qtr tsp)

Salt (qtr tsp)

White pepper powder (qtr tsp)

Garlic (15g)

Sugar (qtr tsp)

Chinese wine (1 tsp - Optional)

Ginger juice (1 tsp - Optional)

Method :

Blanch / boil the sliced lotus root for 30 secs. 

Saute chicken meat, with dried shrimps until fragrant. Pour in water, add in lotus root and seasoning (dark soya sauce, msg, salt, white pepper powder, sugar, chinese wine and ginger juice).

It is ready to be served, sprinkle spring onions on it and you could serve it together with yam rice.