Tuesday 23 July 2019

Multigrain Rice


The first time I saw purple colored rice was on the Nene Chicken menu for Dosirak. I was quite curious why the rice was purple.



But when I actually ordered this Nene Dosirak, the rice wasn't purple. Maybe very slightly.


So anyway, I subsequently found out that the purple color comes from black glutinous rice (pulut hitam). This multigrain rice is  called Japgokbap in Korean. It's a combination of short grain rice, brown rice, barley and black glutinous rice.

Since I don't use short grain rice (too starchy for my liking) and I don't have brown rice in my pantry, I just used my usual basmathi rice, barley and black glutinous rice. 


It turned out really nice and somehow, short grain rice would have looked nicer, don't you think? I used this rice for my  DIY dosirak (lunch box) which has stir fried oink oink, homemade kimchi and marinated kale hee..hee...


Multigrain Rice
Recipe source : Adapted from Maangchi

Ingredients :
- 1.5 cups basmathi rice
- 0.5 cups barley
- 2 tbsp black glutinous rice

Method :
1. Add all ingredients into the inner pot of the rice cooker and rinse about 3 to 4 times. Drain the rice.
2. Add 4 cups of water and soak for 30 minutes.
3. After 30 minutes switch on the rice cooker and cook rice like usual.

20 comments:

  1. wah, your lunch box looks so very tasty! but portion looks small for you. can be full?

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    1. It was actually just nice for me. It looks small because it's a deep container.

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  2. Yup. They selling in supermarkets. All type of grains. But I cant take glutinous rice, worry of gastric.

    I usually mix glutinous rice with normal or fragrant rice.

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    1. Glutinous rice is more difficult to digest I think.

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  3. This meal looks very Korean-ian meal to me... healthy and nice, I am sure!

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    1. Yes, I am in very Korean mood nowadays. LOL!

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  4. I guess they mix with plain white rice so the colour is not so purple. I love brown rice, healthier, they say and of course, I love black pulut dessert. Yum yummm!!!

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    1. Oh yes, black pulut dessert with santan! I love that too :)

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  5. I want your homemade dosirak! it's so colorful like rainbow!

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  6. Your lunch looks very appetizing! Good idea to mix rice for a change, not so boring.

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    1. Yes, it make the food look tastier hee..hee...

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  7. Your lunch box is so delicious and calling me. How I wish you would take orders and I would be happy to to be your Grab delivery boy!

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    1. hah..hah...It's quite easy to make this lunch box.

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  8. Wow your lunchbox looks so tempting and colourful and you put them inside your nice glass container, looks even more appetizing and presentable.

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    1. It makes me look forwards to lunch time!

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  9. this could be the inspiration for a recipe - a purple-food dish, comprising rice and other purple-ish fare like purple potatoes, purple asparagus, purple carrots, purple corn ... :D

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    1. Oh! That's a great idea! The only item I have not seen or knew existed is purple asparagus!

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  10. I prepare brown rice + black rice for my family :)

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