THE EMPEROR FROM THE DREAMLAND! (Improvised black rice recipe!)

Greetings Steemfoods!

Boy, am I excited to share this one with you!
It’s something that I had to come up with, based on what I had available at home
and I’m not at all disappointed by the end result!

So without further ado I present to you:
The black rice from the dreamland recipe!

Preparation time: 40-60 minutes

The Ingredients:

• 1/2 a cup of black rice (or 50-70g)
• 1 small red onion
• 1 carrot
• 1/2 of a lemon
• 1/3 of a vegetable bouillon cube
• 80-100g of chickpeas
• 7 regular field mushrooms
• A bit of sesame oil
• A bit of butter
  

The amount of products are for only one serving, because this recipe is a gift specially for you!

The preparation:

• First of all you need to rinse your rice a bit with cold water.
  

• Then you want to cut your carrot into medium sized half-rings.

  (Like this.)

• Next comes the red onion

  (I prefer it cut into larger pieces.)
  
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• Cut up your mushrooms after that as well.

(Everything is better when prepared in advance!)

• For a cup of black rice it’s 2 ½ cups of water!
  So for example, if you put in 50grams of rice, measure around 125grams of water.
  Then in a little pot heat the water just until it reaches a boil, then stop it and add 1/3 of the vegetable bouillon, stirring it until it dissolves!

• In the pot you will use for your rice, put in a bit of sesame oil and butter and then the rice itself!
  Sautee for a bit, then add the bouillon water.
  Lower the heat to medium and leave it for about 20-25 minutes.

(After there is just a little water left, remove from the stove and let sit with a lid on for 10 minutes.)

• In the meantime you want to put in your carrot in a different pan/pot
  with some sesame oil and butter.
  Sautee a bit.
  It works really good if you put in a small amount of the chickpea water in as well.
  (if you are using canned chickpeas)

• After the carrots soften a bit, put in the red onion.

• Steam the vegetables by putting a lid on top, and keep the heat on low.
  (Most food becomes tastier when cooked in lower heat!)

• There should be almost no chickpea water left, so now you can put in the mushrooms!

The mushrooms will let out their own water so you want to keep a lid on (but not fully) and steam them as well.
But before you do, here is the moment you want to add your spices of choice .
I usually cook with a lot of spices, but in a big exception, for this recipe I used only salt and black pepper! And really this is all this meal needs!

• Keep an eye on your rice

• Lastly, after the mushrooms become darker in color and actually edible (Don’t be afraid to test try!)
  Put in the chickpeas.

Stir your ingredients for about 5 minutes and you are done!

• Now take a few lemon rings and cut them up into pieces

(Just like this!)

• Now finally, check your rice and if everything is fine, simply combine the contents of your two pots and just place your lemon pieces on top!

• Enjoy the rich taste of your freshly cooked meal and revel in its exotic and spontaneously created essence!

I really hope you enjoy this one Steemit friends, because the inspiration for it came directly from my heart and it was a great joy for me to prepare it and share it with you! : )

If you are looking for a tea to soothe you and aid your digestion after eating you can check out My afternoon aftermeal tea recipe

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And have a good day! : )