Yellow Fried Rice

A colorful fried rice that will make you tempted to eat it, aromatic because of the powdered turmeric or yellow ginger that gives its fantastic color, I added green peas because my best friend Vince is a green peas fanatic. Vince you can get all the green peas lol.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
4 cups cooked rice
1 carrot ( minced)
1/2 cup green peas
1 cup chopped chicken
1 piece chorizo ( sliced)
4 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tablespoons turmeric powder
some spring onion
salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the chopped chicken and simmer until pinkish color is gone.
2. Add the chorizo, turmeric powder, carrots and salt then simmer for a minute.
3. Add the rice and mix well until fully mixed, stir until cooked, then add the green peas and stir until done.
4. Serve it hot with spring onion and enjoy.

Yellow Corn Rice and its Calories

It was 25 years ago since I last ate this yellow corn rice, that's why when I saw this today at the market I bought half a kilo. I thought I will be wrong in my measurement of water but it was just right. I ate some with pork and chicken adobo, so delicious! Have you tasted this kind of rice?

Per 100 grams serving of cooked yellow corn rice  has only 86 calories while white rice has 130 calories.
That's why I switched to yellow corn rice, and I have been eating this for a week now. This is also easy to digest.

Ingredients:
1 cup yellow corn rice
2 cups water

 Procedure:
1. Boil the water, once boiling gradually add the rice,  mix then cover and simmer until dry over medium heat.
2. When it' already dry adjust the heat to low and simmer for few minutes until fully cooked, then serve.

Fried Rice a la Valenciana

An all in one savory fried rice with a touch of arroz valenciana, a very tasty dish that you can serve for the whole family.

Ingredients for 4 servings:
3 1/2  cups cooked rice
200 grams  pork
200 grams chicken
1 carrot ( dice)
1 green bell pepper ( diced)
1 tablespoon atsuete powder ( annatto )
3 cloves garlic
1/2 piece  onion
1/4 cup water
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute the garlic and onion then add the pork and chicken, stir well and simmer until the pinkish color is gone
2. Add the water, salt and pepper then simmer over low heat allowing the meat to be fully cooked.
3. Once the meat is cooked, add the atsuete powder and give a good stir, then add all the remaining ingredients and stir very well until fully combined, then simmer for few minutes until done.
4. Serve hot with any additional toppings that you want to put. Happy eating :-).

Pineapple Fried Rice

An appealing dish not only to the sight but also to the taste buds, really yummy.Well blended flavors from all the ingredients. Try this.

Ingredients for 3 servings:
2 1/2 cup cooked rice
1 1/4 cup pineapple tidbits ( flesh from the pineapple that we will use as a rice basket)
1/4 kilo shrimps ( de-shelled and cleaned)
1/4 cup green beans ( Sliced into small pieces)
3 slices sweet ham ( sliced into small pieces)
3 cloves garlic
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1.Saute the garlic then add the shrimps, pineapple, beans and ham then stir for a minute over medium heat.
2. Add the rice then stir well until all the ingredients are well combined, add salt and pepper to taste, then stir every now and then until done.

3. Serve it hot on a platter or you can use the empty pineapple rind.

Simple Rice Salad

Easy to prepare yet yummy and satisfying. I ate this during my lunch, I just partnered it with pork crackling :D Excellent! Better and healthier than fried rice. Try it.

Ingredients for 2 servings:
1 1/2 cup cooked rice
1/4 piece avocado medium size ( diced)
1/2 piece apple Medium size ( diced)
1/2 cup Pineapple tidbits
1 medium size tomato
1 tablespoon diced yellow bell pepper
1 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
1 tablespoon lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:
1. Combine all the ingredients and mix well.

2. Chill or serve right away  with spring onion. :-).

Champorado with Gata

One of my childhood food that I still crave every now and then. Yummy!

Ingredients:
1/2 cup glutinous rice
1/2 cup ordinary rice
8 cups water
2 cups pure coconut milk
1/2 cup chocolate powder
sugar (according to your taste)


Procedure:
1. Mix the rice and wash it then put in a pot together with the water and bring to a boil. When it is boiling, stir occasionally so that it will not stick at the bottom of the pot. Add the chocolate powder then simmer over low heat until the rice is very tender.
2. When it's done add the coconut milk and stir until evenly mixed, then add sugar and simmer for few minutes and turn off the heat.

3. Serve it hot and enjoy!