Herb Scented Rice

to be honest, the name of this recipe sounds strange. I was considering "Lemongrass Rice" at first, but the main ingredient is not Lemongrass. So yeah.. please bare with me :)


Ingredients:

• 2 cups of Jasmine rice
• 2 cups of water
• 1 stalk of Lemongrass (slightly bruised and cut into 2-inch lengths)
• 1 stalk of green onion (tied into knot - optional)
• 3 Khaffir lime leaves
• 1 small red onion (finely chopped)
• 3 garlic cloves (finely chopped)
• 2 thin slices of ginger (slightly bruised)
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 2 tsp Thai fish sauce
• 0.5 tsp salt
• Corriander leaves (optional)

How to:

• cleanse and soak the rice while preparing other ingredients
• heat the cooking oil in a non-stick pan. Saute the red onion, garlic, and ginger until fragrant (~1 min)
• drain the rice. Add in the sauted red onion, garlic, and ginger
• bring to boil 2 cups of water and the Lemongrass cuts
• strain the Lemongrass and pour the juice into the rice mix
• add in the remaining ingredients and mix well
• steam the rice in a rice cooker
• garnish with Corriander leaves