These days we watched Korean dramas and dine on Korean banchan and steaming bowls of kimchi stews. We learned a smattering of Korean sentences and buy kimchi instant noodles from our supermarkets.
Since we are on the theme of cheap/value eats, I recently wrote this article for Hungrygowhere Malaysia featuring some of the best budget meals right in my own backyard of Ara Damansara township.
Both hubby and I love a good meal of claypot chicken rice, but I have been resisting buying a claypot - no, I'm not adding another bulky cookware to my mountain of cookware accumulated over the years.
My son has been on this "I could eat nasi lemak everyday" phase for the last few months. So as a good mother, I promised him I would cook nasi lemak a little more frequently.
We Malaysians love a good plate of nasi lemak. Steaming hot santan rice, crispy fried ikan bilis, salted roasted peanuts, lots of chilled cucumber slices, a good dollop of sweet oniony sambal and a beautiful piece of golden fried chicken. YUMM! That's my benchmark of a good nasi lemak.
This one-pot-all chicken and mushroom claypot rice is always a hit in my family. It is tasty, filling, and very easy to make. Cook it all at one go in the rice cooker, and it is truly a fuss free family meal.
You know how you grew up eating certain types of food because your mum always cooked them, and you just assume that everyone else would have also eaten those food before?!