One Pot Mixed Rice

Plain rice is a daily food staple for most of us, however it may not be so for our little one. Depending on the type of your rice cooker, brand of rice and water measurement, cooking a simple pot of plain rice that little one will love to eat may seems a difficult task. After months of baby porridge, they may prefer to have a change in taste and texture. So what's next? The answer is One Pot Mixed Rice!

Here is my 1 pot mixed rice dish, sharing with my 2 year 10 month princess.

To provide a recipe is a very easy thing to do but seriously it doesn't help much for your little picky eater. I will teach you how to fish instead.

How to decide on what goes into your Rice Cooker?
Start with basic. Recall what you always add to your little one porridge. Usually is pumpkin, potato, carrot... Of course there are more ingredients you can add to it. No restriction in what you can add to it, as long as it turned out to be well accepted by your little one. For me, I do it my way. I decide what is suitable for her, able to digest well for her little tummy, provided there is no allergy.

SUITABLE ingredients for cooking One Pot Mixed Rice?
Carrot, Potato, Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, Yam, Cauliflower, Tomato, Sweet Corn, Fresh Mushroom, Chicken, Pork, Dried Scallop, Dried Oyster, Dried Shrimp, Red Kidney, Black Beans, Soybeans, Chestnut, Ginko Nuts, Red Dates and more...

UNSUITABLE ingredients for cooking One Pot Mixed Rice?
Green Vegetables as it tends to turn yellowish, lost nutrients.
Fish and Fresh Seafood as it tend to get overcooked, resulting a rubbery texture.

Preparation

Grab a little of everything that you know is suitable for your little one. Wash, Rinse or Soak if require then cut into appropriate size. If you are using meat with bones, blanched and set aside.

Using a Rice Cooker to Pre-Stir Fry...
It is not a must to stir fry the ingredients, you can skip this and move on to standard way of cooking rice, just add in sequence: (1) Ingredients, (2) Rice, (3) Krystal Wee Powder, (4) Water and press "Cook".

Trust me! The stir frying process will make your One Pot Mixed Rice taste a lot better, more fragrant, more tasteful.

Depending on your rice cooker function, you can select "Reheat" or "Fast Cook" function. Add 1 to 2 tbsp of Oil or Sesame Oil, add Minced Garlic, Minced Onion, Stir Fry until fragrant. I'm using Song-Cho Rice Cooker, it comes with high grade stainless steel inner pot, makes cooking safe for my family.

Add ingredients to stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes until fragrant before adding Rice.

Add Krystal Wee Powder. For a more tasty pot of rice for family recipes, you may also add minimal Salt and Seasoning such as Sesame Oil, Oyster Sauce, Dark Soya Sauce, Abalone Sauce etc...

For every 1 cup rice, you can add 2 tsp of powder.

Here are 2 sets of examples on the combinations:
(1) Mushroom + Sakura Chicken or Pink Chicken + Scallop + Garlic + Ginger.
(2) Mushroom + Pork or Yellow Pork + Dried Shrimp + Garlic + Ginger.

Amount of water will depend on your little one's ability to chew. I started with slightly more water to achieve softer rice texture. Approximately 1 Cup Rice : 1 1/2 Cup Water. You may adjust amount of water accordingly. Give it a gentle stir before closing the lid.

Closed the lid, stop the current mode. Select "Cook" mode.

I know you are anxious but please do not open the lid, else will result in heat loss. Let your rice cooker do the cooking. I'm using Song-Cho Rice Cooker with a see-through tempered glass top lid.

After approximately 40 minutes, my One Pot Mixed Rice is cooked! Use a rice spatula to gently mix the rice evenly. Let your little one try first, you can later sprinkle more homemade powders direct onto the rice if required. Best serve hot with bowl of Soup.

Cooking should be fun, easy and relax. If you think you are having a busy day with a blank mind, why not just follow your gut to cook a healthy and delicious One Pot Mixed Rice for your family.
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