Lazy Chicken Porridge

Ingredients
1 cup of rice washed and drained
1/4 or more chicken chopped to small pieces
1 medium sized onion finely sliced
2 garlic finely chopped
small piece of ginger (lightly pound)
dry fragrant spices (2 cloves + 1 cinnamon stick + 1 cardamom seed + 1 star anise)
1 tbsp ghee
1 tbsp vegetable or olive oil
1 Knorr chicken cube
1 tsp white pepper powder
salt to taste
fried shallots for garnishing
some cubed carrots or other vegetables (optional)

Directions

• in a medium size pot, fry cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and star anise in ghee and oil
• put in onion, garlic, and ginger and stir fry till fragrance
• add in chicken and cook till chicken is halfway cooked
• add in carrot and a cup of water and let it simmer
• put in the rice and another cup of water together with chicken cube
• add salt and pepper to taste
• cook on lower heat till rice turns to porridge... stir and add in water occasionally till desired congee consistency
• garnish with fried onions once cooked

Foodnote: Just craving for chicken porridge so just use whatever ingredients available. Actually tasted good. Delicious comfort food.