Khao Man Gai Thai Chicken And Rice (Healthy Version)

• 5 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• Rice:
• 3 cups uncooked jasmine rice
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup sliced ginger
• 2 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup water, or as needed
• 5 pandan leaves
• 3 cups chicken stock
• Sauce:
• 1 cup chopped ginger
• 1/2 cup coarsely chopped garlic
• 15 Thai bird chile peppers
• 6 tablespoons white sugar
• 1/4 cup dark soy sauce
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1/4 cup salted soybean paste
• 10 sprigs fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules (optional)
• 1 teaspoon salt

1. Place chicken breasts in a large pot and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until no longer pink in the center, about 20 minutes. Drain and cool until easily handled.
2. Pour rice into a strainer. Rinse with cold water and drain. Repeat once more.
3. Heat oil in a large saucepan over high heat. Add 1/2 cup sliced ginger and 2 tablespoons crushed garlic; saute until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in rice; reduce heat to medium. Season rice with 1 tablespoon sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook and stir until rice turns white, adding water to prevent it from burning, about 10 minutes.
4. Remove rice from heat and add pandan leaves. Transfer to a rice cooker. Pour in chicken stock. Cook rice according to manufacturer's instructions until tender. Fluff lightly with a rice paddle.
5. Combine 1 cup chopped ginger, 1/2 cup chopped garlic, chile peppers, 6 tablespoons sugar, dark soy sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, vinegar, soybean paste, cilantro, chicken bouillon granules, and 1 teaspoon salt in a blender; blend into a smooth sauce.
6. Pour sauce into a pot over medium heat. Simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Slice chicken and serve over rice, with sauce alongside.

skinless, rice, jasmine rice, vegetable oil, ginger, garlic, white sugar, salt, water, chicken stock, ginger, garlic, bird chile peppers, white sugar, soy sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, white vinegar, salted soybean paste, cilantro, chicken bouillon granules, salt

Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/257375/khao-man-gai-thai-chicken-and-rice-healthy-version/ (may not work)