Cheesy Chicken Rice with Bake Spice Chicken

Recipe From masam manis ~ Nasi Keju

Ingredients:
3 cups basmati rice (washed and soak for 10mins)
8 shallots, minced 
3 cloves garlic, 
2tbsp butter
1 cuib chicken stock, 1tsp salt
5 1/2 cups water (or according to rice cooker instruction)
100-120g grated cheddar cheese

Method:

1. Heat up the rice cooker. Melt butter and pour in minced shallots and garlics. Fried till fragrant.
2. Pour in rice and water together with chicken stock and salt. Stir well and starts cooking.
3. When the rice is cooked; fluff the rice with a fork and add in cheddar cheese. Served warm.

Ingredient For Chicken:

3 pieces of chicken maryland

1 stalk of lemongrass (white part only) chopped

2 long red chillies, chopped

1 slice of fresh turmeric

8 shallots, chopped

3 candlenuts, chopped

3 kaffir lime leaves (optional)

1tsp curry powder (optional)

1/2 tsp of pepper,salt and sugar to taste

Method:

1. pound the spice mix ingredients in a food processor and blend it into a smooth paste. 
2. Marinate the chicken for few hours or overnight.
3. Bake chicken pieces in the preheated oven until the skin is golden and cook. 
4. Served hot.