Sultana Speckled Rice
December 15, 2008 at 6:06 pm | In Allergies, Kitchen, Recipe | 6 Comments
Making Baby Z’s food has been one of my love-hate relationships now. On one hand, I love making his food because it gives me a gratifying feeling to cook for others, just like when I cook for my husband and children. On the other, I also hate it especially when I also have to cook a separate meal for the rest of the family at the same time, under pressure, and sometimes, with a hungry wailing Baby Z, who sometimes cling to my leg while I’m bustling about the stove.
In short, we always have to be on the lookout for his food level. If it looks like it’s almost finished, I have to make sure I cook a new batch so I could avoid the above-mentioned scenario. When the three older kids were younger, I had a perfect cooking arrangement, which for some reason I am not able to execute today. I would cook our lunch and dinner right after Fajr while hubby gives the kiddoes their morning baths before he leaves for campus. That way, by the time they were done, lunch and dinner was also ready, and I had gotten my fill of heavy breakfast. The kids’ breakfasts were served and the rest of the day usually consisted of no cooking and full time kids nurturing.
Now, I seem to be struggling continuously with growing kids with ravenous appetites and a toddler with multiple allergies who is not able to eat what we eat unless I ban all the food he’s allergic to for the rest of the family. It is still a struggle, but alhamdulillah, we haven’t had any major allregic reactions, well except for that one wheezing incident that rattled me greatly.
Anyway, I thought I would jot down the recipes for the food I’m continuously whipping up for him, with precise measurements nonetheless, which also actually serves another purpose in my personal endeavors. And today, I made what I dub,
Sultana Speckled Rice
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 clove garlic, minced
1 tablespoon minced onion
1/2 cup cubed boneless chicken (1/2 in cubes)
1 cup ground beef
1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 cups rice, washed and drained
1/2 cup dried golden raisins
4 cups water
1/2 frozen peas
1/2 cup frozen green beans
4 cup
pinch of salt
1. Heat oil. Toss in minced onion and garlic, and saute till fragrant
2. Add the cbicken and ground beef and stir till half cooked
3. Add tomato ketchup, coriander, turmeric, paprika, cinnamon and stir for about 3 minutes
4. Add rice and stir for about 2-3 minutes
5. Toss in the raisins
6. Add water and bring to boil
7. Turn heat to low. Add the frozen peas and green beans, and simmer, covered until all water is absorbed by rice and rice is done.
8. Fluff up and serve to a hungry and belligerent toddler.
Makes 8 cups
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Why sultana rice of all things?
Comment by me — December 15, 2008 #
why not? because I put in the golden raisins…duhhh
Comment by ummi — December 15, 2008 #
kak, my son is about 16 months, okay tak kalau I used tomato ketchup in his food?
Comment by kinisah — December 18, 2008 #
kinisah,
depends…check ingredients tomato sos tu make sure takde bende merepek..akak make sure ingredients tu sume organic and takde bende yg pelik
kalau tak, mmg tak pakai punye 
kalau nak pakai tomato fresh pun lagi bagus kot…
Comment by nadia — December 18, 2008 #
oh ok thanks kak, i try pakai maggie punya brand …. so far okay …. hard to find organic near my place, but i’ll try to go the major stores and source for one thanks, keep the recipes coming in …
Comment by kinisah — December 20, 2008 #
oh heheheh ada jugak org benefit dr recipe ni rupanye ye heheheh ok…more recipes inshaallah
Comment by nadia — December 20, 2008 #