Get some more…

We loved the nasi biryani that my missus cooked that day when she tried using the ingredients, all in a packet, from Maggi…

As a matter of fact, she bought it sometime ago but it was sitting there all this while. I guess she was not sure whether it would be nice or not and was hesitant to use it.

Yes, it was so very nice…

…that I decided to hop over to the neighbourhood shops and grab a few more packets to keep in our pantry to cook whenever we feel like it.

I particularly loved the fragrance of the spices which was quite unlike most of the nasi biryani at the Malay shops and stalls here. Most of the time, their rice would not be much different from their nasi kuning or nasi kunyit or nasi minyak, whatever they call it – nice too, yellow in colour but not that strong on the spices…usually.

I checked the packet and yes, it does say there are ketumbar (coriander), jintan putih (cumin) and other spices…

…in it and looking at the recipe at the back…

…I could see kayu manis (cinnamon sticks), buah pelaga (cardamom) and bunga cengkir (cloves) in the list of ingredients suggested. No wonder the rice we cooked was bursting with the lovely fragrance of all these spices.

Unfortunately, when I got to the shops that first time around, I could not find any – it was out of stock. Of course, I was delighted when I saw their newly-arrived box when I went again the other day and I wasted no time at all in grabbing a few packets to take home. You can bet your bottom dollar that we shall be cooking it again soon!