Steam Glutinous Rice with Chicken

Suddenly came across this recipe and decided to give it a try. As always wanted to eat one of those 'lor mai kai' you get out there but it's so so oily, so I decided to make one huge one myself... Advantages: Less Oil (most important), Much much lower ingredient costs, and easy to cook.

You need:

500g chicken fillet, trimmed

500g glutinous rice, soaked for 1 hour and drained,

2 cloves garlic, chopped finely,

Chinese mushrooms, soaked till soft,
1 large red onion, finely chopped

Seasoning for chicken:
3 tbsps oyster sauce 2 tbsps rice wine (optional)
1 tbsp ginger juice 1 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tsp sesame oil 1tsp sugar 1 tsp cornflour
2 tsps water

Sauce (combined):

3 tbsps oyster sauce

2 tbsps sesame oil

2 tbsps light soy sauce

1 tbsps fine sugar

1 tsp thick black soy sauce

1 cup water

1) Marinate Chicken with above seasoning ingredients for 1 hour. Soak glutinous rice as well for 1 hour.

2) Steam soaked glutinous rice over hot boiling water for 45 mins. Set aside till ready to use.

3) Stir fry garlic for 30 secs. Add mushroom and stir fry for 1 min till soft. Remove and set aside.

4) Lightly grease 10 to 14 rice bowls with vege oil. Or you can substitue with one large steam bowl. Arrange mushrooms and marinated chicken on the bowl.

5) Saute onions till fragrant, add steamed rice and pour in the sauce. You can also add in the extra sauce from the marinated chicken. Not to waste :) Stir-fry till sauces are fully absorbed by the rice. Note: Not to stir-fry till too dry.

6) Fill the bowl with stir-fried glutinous rice and press firmly into bowl.

7) Steam over rapid boiling water for 40 mins. Flipped or turn over the steam bowl with a plate and serve.

Normal price sold for one small lor mai kai will be around RM 2.50 to RM 3.00. This homemade lor mai kai which can serve 5 people will only cost less than RM 10. And most importantly, it's much more healthy and tasty than those you bought at stalls!!!