Shortcut Nasi Tomato (tomato rice) with Chicken Kurma, Fish Maw Soup and Tau Miu (Sweet pea sprouts) – EWNS Family Meal

Tomato rice

Tomato rice, chicken kurma curry and fish maw soup Chicken kurma and stir fried tau miu (sweet pea sprouts)

Sometimes when the children grew tired of eating plain rice with dishes, I would cook nasi tomato for them. Normally, evaporated milk and tomato puree are used in cooking nasi tomato. Since this is our daily regular meal, I have to improvise the recipe to a simplified one! Nasi Tomato goes well with Ayam Masak Merah (Red Curry chicken) but since I have a packet of kurma spices in my shelf, I decided to cook chicken kurma instead. I cooked fish maw soup to go with the nasi tomato. This is a fusion east west north south family meal! Ha ha ha!

Ingredients

Rice, 2 cups

Tomato sauce, 5 table spoons

Star Anise, 2 pcs

Screw pine leaves (pandan), 3 pcs

Garlic, 3 cloves, removes skins

Butter, 1 tablespoon

Salt to taste

Wash rice and put in all the ingredients in the rice cooker. Add water around 10mm above the rice surface. (The amount of water varies for different types of rice used). Serve while still hot.

Chicken Kurma Recipe: http://peteformation.blogspot.com/search/label/chicken%20kurma

Fish Maw Soup Recipe: http://peteformation.blogspot.com/2009/08/fish-maw-hu-pioh-in-hokkien-chinese.html

Fish Maw (Hu Pioh, in Hokkien, Chinese name: 魚鰾,花膠 ) Soup Recipe

Fish maw is actually the air bladder of a fish and it is one of the authentic ingredients in Chinese cooking. Dried or deep fried fish maw is available in many Chinese shops selling food ingredients. I love to cook using fish maw and the simplest dish is the fish maw soup.

Ingredients
Fish Maw, 5 pcs, soak in water to get rid of oil
Pork Ribs, 700gms
Water, 4 bowls
Carrot, 1 pc, cut into cubes
Ginger, 1”x1”x”, smashed
Whole Pepper, 1 teaspoon, crushed
Dried Scallops, 5 pcs, soak in water
Onions, 1 pc, cut into four
Salt to taste

Bring water to a boil and add in the pork ribs. Boil until the pork ribs are soft then add in the rest of the ingredients. Boil for another half an hour. Serve with steamed rice.