Rice Cooker Milo Moist Cake

Prep Time : 15 min

Cook Time : 50 min

Yield : 4-5 servings

Freezer-friendly : No

I personakly think that the butter is too much as the cake becomes oily after cool. Not knowing if reducing the butter would affect the moistness but would definitely try one with less butter. 

The original recipe calls for cocoa powder but I realised I am running out of cocoa powder, I substitute with all Milo powder. On top, I do not have self-raising flour (as I think they are expensive to use), so I just add 1tsp of baking powder to the all purpose flour. The cake tastes so good that I have got positive comments from my family including my lo. 

Ingredients:

100ml fresh milk

80g molasses sugar

180g unsalted butter

2 eggs

100g plain flour

1tsp baking powder

1/2tsp baking soda

50g milo powder

Steps:

1) Boil milk and sugar over low heat until combined. Add butter (save a little butter for greasing later) and stir until melted. Off fire.

2) Add lightly beaten egg and stir until combined.

3) Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and milo powder in another bowl.

4) Add flour mixture into liquid mixture, stir until combined.

5) Lightly grease rice cooker pot with butter. Pour in mixture and select Cake function.

6) To remove the cake, put a large plate to cover the pot opening and turn the pot over so the cake would land safely on the plate.

Original Recipe:

http://www.submerryn.com/2015/05/rice-cooker-cakes-moist-chocolate-cake.html

Minced Pork Congee

Prep Time : 15 minutes

Cook Time : 1 hour 45 minutes

Yield : 2 servings

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:

1oz minced pork 

1/3 carrot, diced

1 small potato

1tsp red lentils

1/2pc huai san (dried chinese yam)

1/4cup rice

Water

Pinch of salt

Steps:

1) Wash all ingredients.

2) Put all ingredients into rice cooker.

3) Press 'boil' function. After boil, cancel the function, press 'congee' function.

4) Add salt and serve.

Carrot Choy Sum Congee

Preparation Time : 15 minutes

Cooking Time : 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield : 3 servings for toddler

Freezer Friendly : No

I made the congee before I head off to work on weekend, so I did not get a chance to snap the photo of the congee.

Ingredients:
2 stalk of Chinese Flowering Cabbage (Choy Sum in Cantonese)
1 small carrot
2 oz pork tenderloin
1/2 cup of uncooked rice
4 cups of water
Pinch of salt

Steps:
1) Wash Choy Sum, carrot and pork. Cut into small pieces.
2) Wash rice and put into rice cooker.
3) Add water, Choy Sum, carrot and pork.
4) Press 'boiling' function.
5) When the mixture is boiling (about 15 minutes), stop the 'boiling' function and press 'congee' function. This should take 1 hour and 30 minutes.
6) When the congee is done, add a pinch of salt, stir with ladle and serve.

Chinese Cabbage Chicken Congee

Prep Time : 15 minutes

Cook Time : 1 hour 45 minutes

Yield : 2 servings

Freezer Friendly : No

                            After

                             Before

Ingredients:

1cup Chinese Cabbage

2oz chicken breast

1 dried scallop

3tbsp lentils

1/4cup rice

Water

Pinch of salt

Steps:

1) Wash all ingredients. Slice cabbage and chicken. 

2) Put all ingredients into rice cooker.

3) Press 'boil' function. After boil, cancel the function, press 'congee' function.

4) Add salt and serve.

Rice Cooker Fried Rice

Preparation : 15 minutes

Cooking Time : 55 minutes

Yield : Serving for 1 adult and 1 toddler

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:
1 clove garlic, minced
1 shallot, minced
1 tbsp grapeseed oil
1/2 cup white rice
1/2 carrot
2 oz chicken breast meat, minced
Water as needed

Steps:

1) Steamed cut carrots for 20 minutes
2) Turn Rice Cooker onto Boiling function.
3) Pour oil, garlic and shallot, stir fry until fragrant.
4) Add rice, stir fry a while. Add water.
5) Add chicken and carrot.
6) Switch to 'Rice' function.
7) Serve when the rice is done.

My girl does not like the rice cooker fried rice during lunch as we went for outing where weather is hot. I turn it into real fried rice as follows:

Ingredients:

1 tbsp grapeseed oil

Leftover rice cooker fried rice

1 egg

Steps:

1) Pour oil on non-stick pan. 

2) Under high heat, put the rice cooker fried rice onto the pan, stir fry a while, add egg, stir fry for about 1 minute.

3) Put into thermos for dinner outing.

My girl had her portion happily :)

Original Recipe:
http://www.food.com/recipe/rice-cooker-fried-rice-183349

Dried Scallop Congee

Preparation Time : 30 minutes

Cooking Time : 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield : 3 servings for toddler

Freezer Friendly : No

It has been a hard week for me that I need to work on weekend but I know I still would love to prepare food for my baby (she is a toddler now but I still call her baby...). Saw this dried scallop porridge recipe on the book 'Cooking for Kids' by Ben Yeo and Anna Phua and decided to try it out as congee as the recipe is quick, easy, hassle free and still tasty!


Ingredients:
3 pieces of dried scallop (soaked in hot water for 30 minutes)
1/2 cup of uncooked rice
4 cups of water


Steps:
1) Put everything into the rice cooker.
2) Press 'boiling' function.
3) When the mixture is boiling (about 15 minutes), stop the 'boiling' function and press 'congee' function. This should take 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Original Recipe:
Cooking for Kids by Ben Yeo and Anna Phua

Brocolli Congee

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield : 3 servings for toddler

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:

5 brocolli florets

2 oz lean pork

1/2 cup white rice

2 tbsp lentils

Water as needed

Little Liquid Amino

Pinch of salt and sugar (for blanching)

Steps:

1) Wash brocolli and pork. Cut into small cubes.

2) Blanch brocolli in boiling water with pinch of salt and sugar for 1 minute to remove dirt. Drain and put into a bowl of water to preserve colour.

3) Wash rice and lentils.Put in rice cooker. 4) Add blanched brocolli, pork and water as needed. 

6) Turn to boiling function, let boil, then turn to congee function which will take 1 hour 30 minutes.

7) Add few drops Liquid Amino for taste. Stir with ladle and serve warm.

Brocolli Cauliflower Porridge

Preparation Time : 20 minutes

Cooking Time : 1 hour 30 minutes

Yield : 3 servings for toddler

Freezer Friendly : No

Ingredients:

5 brocolli florets

5 cauliflower florets

1/2 carrot

2 oz lean pork

1/2 cup white rice

2 tbsp lentils

1 tbsp tri-quinoa

210 ml Anchovies Stock

Water

Pinch of salt and sugar (for blanching)

Steps:

1) Wash brocolli, cauliflower and carrot, peel carrot, chop all veges into small cubes.

2) Blanch brocolli and cauliflower in boiling water with pinch of salt and sugar for 1 minute to remove dirt. Drain and put into a bowl of water to preserve colour.

3) Wash rice, lentils and tri-quinoa. Put in rice cooker. Add brocolli, cauliflower and carrot. 

4) Wash pork and cut into pieces. Wash again before placing into rice cooker.

5) Add anchovies stock and water as needed. 

6) Turn to boiling function, let boil, then turn to porridge function which will take 1 hour.

7) Stir with ladle and serve warm.