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How to cook RICE-COOKER Hainanese Chicken Rice

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The Hainanese chicken rice which consists of succulent steamed white chicken cut into bite-size pieces served with fragrant rice with some light soy sauce added to the dish. It has always been one of the most favourite hawker food among the locals, where they love the flavour of the rice. What I have come up with is a very simple & easy version of the Hainanese Chicken Rice using the rice-cooker method. Ingredients: 3 stalks of pandan leaves 2 cups of chicken stock 2 cups of rice 4 slices of ginger 300g of chicken drumsticks 3 shallots 3 cloves of garlic Full recipe 1. Slice slits on the drumsticks 2. Add in 1 tablespoon of sesame oil 3. Add a dash of white pepper 4. Add a pinch of salt 5. Massage and marinate the drumstick for 30 mins 6. Chop up the garlic and the shallots together 7. Slice the ginger into 4 8. Add in 1 teaspoon of sesame oil into the empty rice cooker pot. 9. Add in the chopped garlic and shallots 10. Add in the sliced ginge

Food Matters

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Fundamentally, maintaining good health and well-being is important. By eating heathily, it helps to keep a healthy weight, hence reducing risks of diabetes. high blood pressure, high cholesterol, preventing cardiovascular diseases and some cancers. There are many other benefits of healthy eating. When we practise healthy eating, we are able to maintain a good sleep, have more energy and concentrate better which adds up to much healthier, happier lives. Therefore we get all the essential nutrients for a proper growth and development for our bodies. In other words, active children and young people eat a well-balanced diet tend to: - have a healthy body weight - feel good about themselves - more energetic, feeling more active in their social lives - enjoy better physical and mental health Nutrition plays an extreme role in our overall health, especially as we age. This includes our appetites, calorie needs and change in our tastes too. One of the reasons why older adults need more protein

Delights of Food

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Singapore is well-known and loved for her popularity of its range of ethnic food. There are Chinese, Indian to French, Italian to Malay food locally available, which becomes an eye-opener for first-timers to our small city. Undoubtedly, the food is one of the best things about being in Singapore. It holds no secrets that the locals eat and drink with a passion. For a newcomer, deciding where and what to eat may come across as an intimidating but exciting experience as well. To put it simply, Singapore's multi-cultural diversity is mainly reflected on the variety of local cuisine the country offers from Chinese to Malay, Indian to Peranakan. In fact Singapore's multi-ethnic culture and heritages presents a multitude of colourful cuisines, each with its own unique flavour. Often touted as "The Food Paradise", Singapore is a cornucopia of different cuisines where the varieties of dishes available are enough to keep one eating all the time. Regardless whether you fancy ha