RECIPE: Make a hearty bowl of spicy brown rice soup with chicken

Switching to brown rice reduces risk of diabetes, and there's no lack of flavour, thanks to the herbs and spices in this dish.

By Ng Wan Ching - 28 Jun 2016

Photo: Health Promotion Board

SPICY BROWN RICE SOUP WITH CHICKEN

Recipe courtesy of the Health Promotion Board

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS

2 tbsp red curry paste

1 onion, quartered

1 thumb-sized fresh ginger, roughly sliced

200g lean chicken, sliced (can be replaced with other meats such as beef or fish)

1 green capsicum, chopped

1 carrot, sliced

2 tomatoes, diced

100ml low-fat coconut milk

100ml low-fat milk

100ml water

1 cup (200g) cooked brown rice

3 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, roughly chopped or 1 tbsp dried coriander

3 kaffir lime leaves, sliced

DIRECTIONS

This article was first published in The Straits Times, 31 May, 2016.