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Amrusu
Rice porridge with chicken and greens
Amrusu: Ao Naga thick rice porridge with chicken, ginger and greens
Amrusu is the Ao Naga porridge of Mokokchung in Nagaland, cooked for the sick, for cold mornings and for long community workdays: rice simmered with chicken, ginger, chilli and leafy greens until thick and soothing. It is filling yet light. Chicken must reach 74 °C; cook bone-in pieces until the meat pulls easily from the bone. The common mistake is adding the greens too early, so they turn grey; add them in the last few minutes. Chef's tip: lightly crush the rice in your hand before cooking for a creamier texture.
- Total time
- 65 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
For the porridge
- 1 ⅛ lb bone-in chicken pieces
- 5 ½ oz short-grain ricerinsed
- 6 ¼ cups water
- 2 tbsp gingercrushed
- 3 garlic clovescrushed
- 2 green chilliesslit
- 1 ¼ tsp salt
- 5 ½ oz mustard greens or spinachchopped
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Put 1 ⅛ lb bone-in chicken pieces, 6 ¼ cups water, 2 tbsp ginger, 3 garlic cloves, 2 green chillies and 1 ¼ tsp salt in a large pot and bring to a boil; skim off any foam.
10 minStep 2: Add 5 ½ oz short-grain rice, lower the heat and simmer, stirring now and then, until the rice breaks down and thickens and the chicken reaches 165°F and pulls from the bone.
35 minStep 3: Lift out the chicken, shred the meat, discard the bones and return the meat to the pot.
5 minStep 4: Add 5 ½ oz mustard greens or spinach and cook until just wilted. Serve hot.
3 min
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 330 kcal
- Protein
- 27 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 9 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does amrusu take?
- About 65 minutes in total: 15 minutes to prepare and 50 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of short-grain rice?
- Any long-grain rice, same amount.
- What can I use instead of garlic cloves?
- ½ tsp garlic paste or ⅛ tsp garlic powder per clove.
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