Nasi Arab Suka Hati

I always believe cooking should be stress free and adventurous. Sebab tu I suka tengok Jamie Oliver dan Nigella kat AFC. Theirs are my style of cooking i.e. cook whatever there are in the fridge and cooking without strict rules. Hari ni puan-puan, I nak share nasi yang I panggil Nasi Arab Suka Hati. Sebab I masak ni sesuka hati saja. Hari ni I masak sebab rumah catuan air. I ni kalau catuan air, I mesti masak (or try to). Sebab tekak rasa tak lalu nak makan kedai yang kita tak tau dia masak bersih ke tak at this "challenging" times.

Anyway, here's how. Since I tak ada rempah kabsa or mandy or any Arabic spices for that matter, I just use whatever I have.

2 tin beras - basuh, toskan.
Daun pandan, garam
Basic spices - kayu manis, buah pelaga, star anise
Rempah masala 1 teaspoon, rempah kurma 1 tablespoon, a bit of turmeric (saffron pun tak da!)
Sliced shallots, garlic, ginger
Some sliced/cubed carrots, raisins
1/4 chicken

Kita masak dalam rice cooker ya puan-puan. Panaskan olive oil dan butter (ghee habis la pulak...). Tumis spices, lepas tu masukkan rempah-rempah, then masukkan shallots, garlic and ginger. Bila dah naik bau, masukkan 3 cawan/tin air. Masukkan ayam. Masak about 10 minutes - just enough untuk dapatkan rasa ayam to the stock.
Keluarkan ayam, put aside. Masukkan beras. Biar sampai masak. Dah masak nanti taburlah raisins dan coriander leaves.
Ayam tu pulak, can either put it back in the rice cooker and let it steam. I roast the chicken - letak black pepper, salt, rempah-rempah sikit. Roast for about 30 minutes, lepas tu slice up besar-besar dan letak atas nasi tu.

Ini lah dia...Boleh makan dengan tzatziki sauce. Tzatziki sauce ni yogurt with lemon juice, olive oil, cucumber. Usually orang makan dengan lamb. Nothing beats the feeling when Aliyah pile up the tzatziki sauce dan remarked "sedapnyaaa..."