Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge)
Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge)

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Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge) is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Bubur lambuk ayam is simply a savoury chicken porridge cooked with coconut milk. It tastes richer than the normal chicken porridge due to the coconut milk and selection of spices added to it. It is a favourite of many Malaysians and Singaporeans during the month of Ramadan.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook bubur lambuk ayam (spiced chicken porridge) using 23 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge):
  1. Make ready 200 g basmati rice
  2. Make ready 2 liters water
  3. Prepare 4 pieces boneless chicken thighs (cubed)
  4. Take 60 g dried shrimps
  5. Take 500 ml coconut milk
  6. Get 2 bunch corianders (Chopped)
  7. Make ready 2 red chillies (Thinly sliced)
  8. Get 2 carrots (Peeled and medium diced)
  9. Make ready 1 yellow onion (Chopped)
  10. Make ready 4 garlic cloves (Chopped)
  11. Take 1 small ginger (Skin off and thinly Sliced)
  12. Prepare 1 stalk lemongrass (Pound)
  13. Make ready 4 stalks pandan leaves
  14. Get 2 whole cinnamon sticks
  15. Get 3 whole star anises
  16. Get 2 whole cloves
  17. Make ready 4 whole cardamoms
  18. Prepare 1 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
  19. Make ready 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  20. Take 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
  21. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
  22. Take 3 tablespoon Ghee
  23. Get Salt

Bubur means porridge, and this can be sweet or savoury, as we have a gazillion kinds of porridge in South East Asia, made with all kinds of grains. Now, there are a couple of stories explaining the origin of bubur lambuk. Singaporean local Malays and Chinese have their own unique taste for porridge. The only differences is the ingredients that go into the porridge.

Steps to make Bubur Lambuk Ayam (Spiced Chicken Porridge):
  1. Use a big pot and put fire on medium heat.
  2. Add in Ghee, whole cinnamon sticks, whole star anises, whole cloves, whole cardamoms and whole cumin seeds. Fry them up for about 1 minute till fragrant.
  3. Add in the lemongrass, onions, ginger and garlic into the pot. Sauté them for about 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add in coriander, cumin and black pepper powder and keep on sautéing for about 1 minute.
  5. Add in the chicken thighs and mix until its cooked. Then add in shrimps and rice.
  6. Add in the water and mix well. Cover pot with lid and bring the fire to low heat. Turn on the timer for 20 minutes. *Remember to mix the porridge for every 4-5 minutes.
  7. At the 20 minutes mark, add in the carrots, pandan leaves and coconut milk.
  8. Put the lid back on and wait another 20 minutes. *Remember to mix the porridge for every 4-5 minutes.
  9. Once the texture of the rice has turned to porridge, turn off the fire and add in the red chillies, corianders and salt to taste.
  10. Porridge is ready to be served.

This very light and soupy Bubur Lambuk is a very popular dish during the fasting month of Ramadhan served during the breaking of fast. Asian flavourful porridge rich with spices. It is usually during the month of Ramadan that "Bubur Lambuk" is cooked and distributed to muslims at the mosques. I once tried it when it was given by a neighbour and since then, I was hooked. The rich flavour of this porridge is truly amazing!

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