Yam Rice

One of my favourite food is now available as a convenience food (Brand: YAMIE). Although it is simple to make, the taste can't be compared to the ones we find outside, but it does satisfy my cravings for yam rice (with some additional ingredients here and there).

The additional ingredients I add for 2 packets of Yamie Yam Rice are:

1. 1 small yam (diced into small cubes)
2. 3 small red onions (peeled and sliced very thinly crosswise)
   
3. 5 large dried mushrooms (soaked in hot water & diced) *Retain the water for soaking the mushroom as it adds more flavour to the rice*
   
4. 1 chicken breast
5. 2 tbsp of dark soya sauce
6. 2 tbsp of fried shallot oil (Use olive oil for frying)
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Method:

1. Heat up 5 tbsp of oil and add shallots to flavour the oil. *It is okay to use more oil here as the shallot oil can be kept for other times*
   
2. Fry the shallots until it is slightly browned and remove it from the oil.
   
3. Leave some of the shallot oil in the pan and shallow fry the yam cubes until it is slightly browned and add the shallots back to fry them together.
4. Heat up 1 tbsp of shallot oil, add in mushroom and stir fry for 2 mins before adding chicken breast to fry for a minute or two till it is almost cooked.
5. Remove Yamie yam rice from packaging and pour into a rice cooker.
6. Add all the pre-cooked yam, mushroom and chicken into the rice, together with 2 tbsp of fried shallot oil, 2 tbsp of dark soya sauce and .
7. Add 620ml of water and 100ml of mushroom water to the rice and you can start cooking your yam rice.
8. Depending on your rice cooker, your rice will be ready in around 12 minutes or so.
9. To serve, sprinkle with spring onion and fried shallots.