Steamed turmeric chicken, with coconut milk, lemongrass and ginger rice (low FODMAP, gluten free)

Rice cooker One-pot meal – steamed chicken with lemongrass and ginger on coconut rice (FODMAP Friendly)

Have you ever cook a one-pot meal using a rice cooker?  The steaming rice will cook the meal above it as well. So simple and healthy.

(serves 4 as a FODMAP recipe)

1. Marinate the chicken

Ingredients
  • 400g chicken thigh fillets, thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp grated fresh ginger
  • 1 tsp grated lemongrass (use the inner white part only, I use a pair of scissors to grate the lemongrass)
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 2 tsp soy sauce
  • 2 tsp of white wine
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp corn starch
Method
  • Mix the chicken with all ingredients
  • Transfer the chicken pieces to a shallow dish that can fit into the rice cooker’s steamer; spread the meat evenly over the dish
Fresh lemongrass sticks
Fresh lemongrass sticks
Lemongrass stalk
Lemongrass – inner white part

2. Prepare the rice

Ingredients
  • 2 cup low GI rice (medium grain or basmati)
  • 1 cup organic coconut milk (from can)
  • 1 cup of water
  • a few pinches of salt
Method
  • Place all ingredients above in a rice cooker
  • Place the chicken dish in the rice cooker’s steamer
  • Press the cook button – dinner should be ready in approximately 40 minutes.
  • Garnish with some herbs (sliced coriander, green part of the shallot) if preferred

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