Japanese mixed rice – takikomi gohan

Ingredients

• 2 cups of uncooked rice (with a rice cooker’s cup)

• 80g chicken boneless skinless - cut into small bite-sized pieces
• 1 stick leek - chopped
• 2 or 3 garlic cloves - finely chopped
• 1/2 carrot (80g) - chopped
• 10g fresh ginger - finely chopped
• 60g shimeji mushrooms or brown button mushroom - remove root ends of shimeji or cut button mushroom into slices
• 2 pieces abura-age (optional)

For the seasoning

• 2 tbsp tsuyu
• 1 tbsp usukuchi soy sauce or soy sauce
• 1 tbsp mirin
• 1/2 or 1 tbsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 pack of hon dashi - 4g
• A dash of salt to taste if desired

• 290 ml of Water