KFC Chicken Rice - Thai Style

Bored with random takeaway nights, well try this for a change. This is how we have our KFC rice in Thailand. It’s super tasty, quick to fix and the accompaniment with rice, leaves your tummy happy in no time.  We like ours really spicy, so adjust the chili flakes, fish sauce and lemon juice accordingly. You can make chicken strips at home or buy it from anywhere else too, how about trying it with Red Rooster’s spicy chicken bites or even KFC’s popcorn chicken.  Get adventurous and don’t forget to leave your comments.

Ingredients:

6-8 KFC chicken strips.

1 Large onion thinly sliced

1 cup fresh coriander chopped

1 cup fresh mint chopped

2 tbsp  Khao Khua (toasted rice power)

1-2 tbsp red chili flakes (adjust to your taste accordingly)

1 ½ tbsp fish sauce

1 ½ tbsp lemon juice

Method:

1. For toasted Rice powder, take ½  cup white raw rice (you can use what you have at home, Jasmine or basmati is fine too). On medium low, toast the raw rice and keep stirring it around so it is cooked evenly. The rice will slowly start changing color, after about 10mins the rice will look a lot like brown rice. Remove from heat and allow to cool for a few minutes before you grind it in a food processor.  The texture should be course like Samolina.  Store in an airtight container and use as necessary. This stores for about a month. However I prefer making mine fresh every couple of weeks. Khao Khua is used in a lot of Thai salads like Larb Gai for instance. 
2. Chop the chicken strips into bite size pieces and pop them into a salad bowl, now add all the ingredients and toss the salad around a few times allowing the flavors to come together.
3. Serve immediately with steamed rice! We like ours with Nampla Prik (Fish sauce with freshly chopped chilies, garlic and a dash of lime)