Laotian Chicken & Rice Soup - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tablespoons peanut oil
6 green spring onions, sliced very thin
1 teaspoon fennel seed
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons peanuts, chopped fine (optional)
3 1/2 cups coconut milk
1 cup cooked rice
1 -2 cup diced cooked chicken
2 cups sliced mushrooms (optional)

Preparation

In large pot, add oil, garlic spring onions, fennel seeds, cayenne pepper, cinnamon and peanuts. Saute until a little brown and toasted.
Add coconut milk and rice. Cover. cook 15 minutes on low.
Note: You may add mushrooms instead of rice.
in this step.
Stir a few times during cooking.
Add cooked chicken.