Multigrain Onigiri Bento

Today's bento is very simple, nevertheless I spent hours in the kitchen making the multi-grain fried rice and gyoza (Japanese pan-fried dumplings). I went to an Asian market today and I saw some packets of 'Fine ten grains' (see the picture below), I quickly grabbed a packet because I have been looking for other alternatives to white rice. I do realise that I've been eating way too much white rice after I have started bentoing that I don't feel so well anymore. I've bought some brown rice and bulgur too. We'll see what I'll do with them...

I still had quite some leftover chasu and chicken teriyaki from yesterday's sushi making session, so I decided to fry the multigrains with the leftover chasu and chicken teriyaki - this tasted fantastic by the way and absolutely worth a try!

Multi-grain Fried Rice

• 1 cup 'Fine Ten Grains'
• 1.7 cups water
• Chopped chasu
• Chopped chicken teriyaki
• A few pieces of Shiitake mushrooms, chopped
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
• A pinch of pepper and sugar

Cook the multigrains with the water in a rice cooker. After it has cooled down, heat your wok with 1 tablespoon oil. Add garlic and stir fry until the garlic is slightly brown. Toss in the rest of the ingredients (except the multigrains) and stir fry for about 1 minute. Lastly add the multigrains and mix well.

'Fine Ten Grains' - brown rice, sorghum rice, buckwheat, barley, pearl rice, wheat oat, job's tear, millet, black glutinous rice

We went to KFC today and I bought some hot chicken wings for take-away. Notice the KFC chicken wings in the left bento box ;)? The little chick is made out of mini mozzarella cheese and the little flowers on top of the multigrain fried rice onigiris are naruto maki (fishcakes) and baby corn.

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