FRAGRANT TUMERIC COCONUT RICE WITH YAM

What a great idea to cook vegetarian coconut rice with tumeric and yam? Awesome combination of ingredients and it is so easy to prepare this vegetarian style coconut rice using the rice cooker. Everything is done in one pot. Just perfect for a One Dish Meal. Feel free to add any other ingredients if preferred but for vegetarian or meatless meal, the ingredients here are sufficient. 

The rice looks tempting with the bright yellow. Very aromatic, fragrant and tasty. The yam cubes are look whitish [Thai Yam] and every piece is tender and soft with its natural sweetness. The coconut milk, savoury flavoured rice blends well with the soft.

Ingredients

360 gm [120gm x 3 cups] white rice - washed and drained

200 gm yam - skinned and cut cubes

1/2 bowl frozen mixed vegetables

3 dried mushrooms - soaked and cut cubes

some vegetarian meat - cubed [optional]

1 tbsp chopped ginger

some chopped coriander leaves or Chinese celery

120-150 ml thick coconut milk + enough water to cook the rice

1 tsp tumeric powder

1/2 tbsp oil

1 tsp salt to taste

1. Prepare the ingredients for cooking the rice.
2. Heat up the rice cooker, add oil, saute ginger, then mushrooms, vegetarian meat [if using] and yam until aromatic.
3. Add in the rice with tumeric powder.  Stir to mix ingredients well for 1-2 minutes.  Then add in the salt and mixed vegetables.  Pour in coconut milk and stir to mix.
4. Add enough water to cook the rice.  Turn cooker to cook rice mode according to the rice cooker menu.  Halfway through cooking, open lid, stir to mix for even cooking. Cover lid and continue to cook the rice.
5. Rest for several minutes, then fluff up the rice with a pair of chopsticks.  Cover and leave cooker on keep warm mode.
6. Scoop up to serve, garnish with chopped coriander.  I serve this rice with a vegetarian black eyed peas soup.