rice with pandan

[containergirl]

Hi All.  We have been watching Poh's kitchen a lot recently and have got ourselves some Pandan leaves to cook with rice.  Anyone used pandan leaves when cooking their rice in the thermomix?   

Ms 6 and myself have been debating the merit of either putting the leaves in the water or on top of the rice?  What sort of rice did you use if you have done it?

Cheers from the Senior Princess and the primary princess

[cookie1]

I also love Poh's Kitchen. I've bought the ingredients to made her Onde Onde but haven't done it yet.
Sorry can't help you with the Pandan leaves.

[containergirl]

This is my plan for next time. 

Cut two leaves into 5 cm lengths and place in bowl with water.  Cut another leaf into 10 cm lengths and place on top of rice.  Use speed 2 - 3 rather than 4 and cook as with the rice recipe from EDC.

I used jasmine rice and threw a little bit of coconut powder into the water.  (The children seem to take turns in refusing to eat coconut rice so I was hedging my bets with just a hint of coconut).

I used a whole leaf in the bowl (and one placed on top of the rice) on speed 4 and there was an alarming wobble.  I buzzed it bit then turned the speed down to 2.

The taste was delicous and neither child noted the coconut.  I administered it to them with spoonfuls of thai chicken on top of a round bale of straw that Spanner is now spreading around the garden.

[cookie1]

Sounds like fun, especially the round bale of straw.

[trudy]

Hi container girl.  I have used pandan leaves both in cooking rice - just break of about a 5cm piece and add it to the rice.  They are also great wrapped around a piece of chicken thigh and grilled.  The flavour is imparted into the flesh and because there is no contact with the hotplate the chicken is nice and moist.

[containergirl]

Thanks Trudy.  Wrapped around chicken thigh sounds delish.  I love ideas for keeping things moist as I am so concerned about undercooking that I tend to dry flesh out a bit too much. 

[Thermomixer]

Like your thinking CG - I would tie the pandan leaf into a knot and mix in with the rice in the basket.

[Nay-nay]

I'm hearing about these Pandanus leaves everywhere at the moment. Where they originally used in Torres Straight Islands?

[Thermomixer]

Think they may be more SE Asia - screw pine.  Very common in Malaysian foods