Quick Kitchen: Hearty Anchovy Porridge

I made up this recipe when I was having toothache. My wisdom tooth was trying to erupt from the gum. It hurts so badly that I wanted to cry and I was unable to do anything just to cope with the pain.

I was hungry, obviously. I wanted something warm and fulfilling, yet simple to make. My only option is porridge, but I've never made porridge other than bubur ayam where you have to cook the porridge and the toppings separately (more work!). I gathered all the ingredients that I thought would match each other and dunk it all into the pot. I let it boil until it softens. I also added more water if the porridge gets too dry.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup of rice grains
• 1 chicken bullion cube
• Water
• Anchovies (ikan teri)
• Fried onions
• White pepper
• Salt (optional)

DIRECTIONS:

1. Wash rice
2. Dunk all of the ingredients in the pot
3. Stir as it boils
4. Add more water if it hasn't reached the level of softness that you like
5. Add white pepper and salt towards the end. Be careful with the amount of salt that you put in, because usually anchovies are already salty (at least mine was)