Orange Scented Onigiri
By: Cuisine Paradis...
Published: Thursday, February 10, 2011 - 4:34am

Ingredients




1 cup Uncooked Rice
4 cloves 
3 Green Cardamom Pods
2 centimeters Long Cinnamon Stick
2 cloves Garlic
2 Shallots, thinly sliced
1/2 tablespoon Olive Oil
1/2 Rind of Mandarin Orange, thinly shred
1 teaspoon Chicken Stock Powder
100 milliliters Fresh Mandarin Orange Juice
1 cup Water
Garnish:
1 1/2 tablespoons Golden Raisin
1 1/2 tablespoons Almond Flakes, lightly toasted
1/2 tablespoon Sliced Spring Onion, optional

Preparation

1 Preheat the frying pan with oil and saute Onion, Garlic, Cloves, Cinnamon and Cardamon until the onion slices turned soft and slightly golden brown. 2 Toss in shredded Orange peel and saute it for another 10 seconds before adding in the rice and chicken stock powder, stir well until the rice is coated with oil. 3 Transfer the rice into rice cooker or thermal pot, add in orange juice and water then cook until the rice is done. 4 Open the cooker lid, stir in golden raisins, cover and let it stand for another 5 minutes. 5 To serve, remove the spices(Garlic, Cloves, Cinnamon and Cardamom) from the cooked rice then using a folk to fluff in almond flakes and spring onion till well mixed. 6 Spoon the rice mixture into "heart shape" sushi mould and shaped into "Onigiri(rice ball)".