My Mother's Recipes

My mother is a great cook and sometimes she shares her recipes, Dear Reader. This is where I keep her family favourites, from Chinese recipes and Malaysian dishes to noodles, fried rice, dumplings, curries, sauces and dinner recipes that always feel generous.

Chinese Chicken & Rice
Featured mum's recipe Chinese Chicken & Rice

This Chinese chicken and rice is one of my mother's favourite recipes. This Chinese dish is perhaps not as well known to many as it is a family type of dish. I don't often see it at restaurants and the closest thing is those khaki coloured lotus wrapped dumplings you see propped up at the counter of Asian grocery stores. This version that I've made is slightly different from my mother's in that I used whole pieces of chicken-she uses strips and glutinous rice but since Mr NQN doesn't like glutinous rice and I had chicken pieces, I made those adjustments. I know it's not the most photogenic dish at all, so please don't be put off by its lack of aesthetics.

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