Today I cooked Hainanese Chicken rice for my family. Hainanese chicken rice is our all time favorite delicacy without doubt. It needs no introduction and you can have quite a few variations to prepare this recipe. Take it easy, be happy, relax and cook the way you want it to call your style of Chicken rice!

Serves 4

Ingredients (Chicken)

• 1 cucmber, 1 tomato, some coriander, some spring onion, 1.8 kg chicken
• some chicken oil, some sesame oil

Seasonings A

• 4 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp sesame oil

Rice Ingredients

• 500g fragrant rice
• 4 cloves garlic with skin
• 3 tbsp chicken oil
• 1 small piece old ginger
• 4 pieces pandan leaves
• 600ml chicken stock

Seasonings B

• 1/2 tbsp salt
• 1/2 tsp chicken seasoning powder

Chilli Sauce Ingredients

• 6 red chillies, 1 small piece young ginger, 2 cloves garlic, 6 chilli padis, 2 tbsp lime juice, 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, 1 tbsp chicken oil, 50ml chicken stock

Method to cook Chicken

1. Cut cucumber and tomato into pieces. Cut coriander and spring onion into sections.
2. In a deep pot, add water and bring it to a boil. Put chicken in( water level must be above to immerse chicken fully) and cook over low heat for 25-30 minutes.
3. Remove the chicken. Retain chicken stock for later use. Next soak chicken in cold water. Once cooled down, hang chicken up and coat with some chicken oil and sesame oil.
4. On a plate, decorate with cucumber slices and tomatoes at the sides. Chop chicken into pieces to serve on the plate. Drizzle blended seasonings A and garnish with coriander and spring onion. Serve. Voila!

Method to cook Rice

1. Rinse rice and drain. Flatten garlic with a knife.
2. Heat up chicken oil and fry garlic, ginger and pandan leaves. Then add rice and stir fry till fragrant.
3. Pour rice into electric rice cooker. Add chicken stock and Seasonings B. Cook rice well. Serve. Voila!

Method to make Chilli Sauce

1. Grind chillies, ginger, garlic amd chilli padis. Add in remaining Chilli Sauce ingredients and mix well.