Thai Jasmine Rice تھائی جسمین رائس

Thai Jasmine Rice are fragrant and brilliant white rice. This rice variety is popular throughout the world. People likes to cook and eat these rice.

Thai Jasmine Rice with Jalfrezi

Ingredients:

• Thai Jasmine Rice 1/2 kg
• Garlic freshly crushed 1 teaspoon
• Oil 1/4 cup
• Spring onion chopped 1 cup
• Cloves 6

Procedure:

• Soak Jasmine rice in water for 20 minutes.
• Wash and drain, then boil in enough water.  Drain and keep aside.
• Now in a pan saute garlic and cloves in oil for 1 minute.
• Then add boiled rice and mix.
• Sprinkle chopped spring onion and simmer for 1 minutes.
• Then mix and serve.
• Delicious brilliant white Thai Jasmine rice goes well with Chicken Jalfrezi.

Beef Rendang (Indonesian and Malaysian Celebrated Dish)

Today my younger children are returning home after spending a week long summer vacations at their maternal grands. We are cooking most celebrated dish of Indonesia to welcome them at home. This dish also popular in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Thailand.

Beef Rendang

Ingredients:

• Beef Chunks   1 kg
• Oil 1 cup
• Onion chopped 2
• Ginger paste 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste 1 teaspoon
• Lemon grass chopped 2 stalks
• Lemon juice 1-2 teaspoon
• Tamarind paste 1 teaspoon
• Desiccated coconut 1 teaspoon
• Coconut Milk  1 cup
• Lemon zest strips 1/2 teaspoon
• Brown sugar or caramelized sugar  2 teaspoon
• Salt to taste
• Red Chillies powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Red Chillies whole 3-4
• Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
• Cumin powder 1 teaspoon
• Garam Masala powder 1 teaspoon

Procedure:

• Fry onion in oil till golden brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste fry for 1-2 minutes.
• Then add lemon grass, lemon juice,desiccated coconut, lemon zest , salt and spices except garam masala.
• Fry for few minutes then add meat and coconut milk and fry for 5 more minutes.
• Add 1-2 cup water and continue to cook on low flame till beef is fully tender.
• Evaporate excess water if any, on high flame.
• Sprinkle garma masala, add sugar, lemon juice and tamarind paste.
• Cook for few minutes then simmer.
• Delicious Beef Rendang is ready to serve.
• Serve with steamed rice.