“Oh! It is so hot outside. How to go out for lunch?”
“So boring-lah, eating the same food everyday around this area.”
“Any new food outlet we can go today?”.
“Don’t know what to eat for lunch-lah”.
These are common statements uttered in the office everyday..
Recently, I discovered a new appliance in the household section of a hypermarket. This multi cooker cum kettle which has a litre capacity is ideal for cooking 1-2 servings. I can even eat directly from it. “Cool, isn't it?” See the picture of my multi-cooker.
Most people hate washing up after cooking. So, use this appliance to overcome the problem. If you think this is not presentable, then pour out into a bowl. Then, you have one extra bowl to wash.
Why not cook your own food in the office pantry? Unless your boss prohibits, it is so convenient to cook your own lunch. The food is so much more healthier and tastier too!
Here, I like to share a few simple but wholesome meal recipes for lunch in the office.
Prepare the ingredients at home. Pack them in small containers and keep them in the refrigerator in the pantry. If there is no fridge in the pantry, use an ice-packed container.
The simple to cook recipe for lunch is the “Dried scallop, dried mussel, peanut and century egg” porridge.
Ingredients:-
1. One cup of rice, rinsed with water first.
2. 25 gram of dried mussels (pre-soaked)
3. 25 gram of dried scallop (pre-soaked)
4. 80 gram of shelled peanut (pre-soaked)
Do the pre-soaking in the morning upon reaching the office.
5. one century egg (shell removed) cut into small pieces
6. ¼ teaspoon of salt.
7. ¼ teaspoon of ikan bilis (anchorvy) powder.
8. One liter of water.
9. Pepper and Sesame oil to taste.
Boil rice in the multi cooker together with the dried mussel, scallop and peanut at high temperature. Once boiled, turn the temperature setting to medium and boil for another one and a half hour. Stir the porridge every 5 -7 minutes to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
Add in the salt, ikan bilis powder and the century egg. Continue stirring and bring the porridge to boiling point before serving.
Sprinkle some pepper and a few drops of sesame oil to enhance the flavour.
