SLC23-W5 // "Venezuelan Cuisine"

Hello My Steemit Friends :-ASSALAMU ALAIKUM and RAMADAN MUBARAK
I am @rafi67
From Bangladesh

All praise is due to Allah.How are you all.I hope everybody are doing very well. Today I am engaged by Dear @suboohi Madam Learning challenge :- SLCS23-W45 // "Venezuelan Cuisine". I want to participate in the learning challenge. I hope you all like my recipe . First of all I would like to thank @suboohi Madam for organizing such a beautiful Global Cuisine -Venezuelan Cuisine cooking recipe . Let's start without further ado.

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Below are the answers and solutions to each task.
TASK-01 SOLVE
Question :-What is new for you from the course, any spice or cooking technique or anything that you want to share?

To be honest, this recipe is completely new to me. However, I learned a New Technique from this recipe. One of the most interesting techniques I learned was how to properly saute vegetables to retain their crispness while still cooking them through. I noticed the importance of using high heat and not overcrowding the pan, which I hadn't paid much attention to before. Another thing I noticed was that after marinating the chicken then fry and the chicken meat is better to eat after cooking.And I got acquainted with a New Spice among the spices. That is Dried Oregano. However, I could not find the Dried Minced Garlic and Dried Thyme you used in our local market. And a Worcestershire Sauceto this sauce is also completely new to me. I think using this sauce has made the dish more delicious. I'm excited to experiment with it in other dishes.

TASK-02 SOLVE
Question :-Make the given recipe or any recipe that you like from Venezuela cuisine step by step in detail with pictures. Include your name tag with date in final presentationof recipe.
I have never made a Venezuelan recipe before. Today is my first. So I want to make your recipe Arroz con Pollo y Vegetales OR Rice with chicken and vegetables today.
Ingredients required for Marinating.

Ingredients	Quantity	Photo
Chicken Breast cubed Cut	400 Gm
Ground Cumin	One and Half Tsp
Dried Oregano	One and Half Tsp
Salt	To Taste
Ground Black Pepper	One and Half Tsp
Worcestershire Sauceto	Three Tsp
Dried Rosemary	One Tsp

Note:- I am so sorry because i could not find out Dried Minced Garlic and Dried Thyme in our local market. So i marinate the chicken without theses Spices.

Mixing and Marinating
First I add Ground Cumin,Dried Oregano, Salt,Ground Black Pepper, Rosemary Powder and Worcestershire Sauceto the raw chicken meat step by step. Then I mix all the spices well and marinate the chicken meat with a lid for about an hour. If you marinate for a longer time, the spices will penetrate the meat better.

After marinating for an hour, I will now gather the required vegetables and cut them up.

Essential vegetables and others for the main dish.

Ingredients	Quantity	Photo
Rice	One and Half Cup
Green Capsicum Cubed Cut	One Cup
Carrots Cubed Cut	One Cup
Onion Cubed Cut	One Pcs
peas	In Quantity
Beans	In Quantity
Red Chilli Pepper	One Pcs
Oil	In Quantity
Water	Three Cups
Garlic, Crushed and peeled	4 Cloves

Note:-I could not find out Vegetable Oil in our local market.

Now I will show you how to cook Arroz con Pollo y Vegetales OR Rice with chicken and vegetables step by step.
Step -One(Meat Fry)
First I took a quantity of oil in a pot. Then when the oil was hot, I put the marinated chicken in it and fried it on low heat so that the meat is cooked a lot. And when the meat is cooked, I put it in another pot.

Step -Two(Vegetables Fry)
Now in the same pot, I put Green Bell Pepper, Red Chili Pepper, White Onion, Garlic and Frozen Mixed Vegetables, carrots and beans step by step. Then I fried all the items on low heat.

Step -Three(Cooking is finished)
When the vegetables are cooked a lot, I mixed rice, peas, chicken and added a quantity of water. Then I covered it with a lid and lifted the lid after some time to check if the rice is cooked. It took 15-20 minutes for the rice to cook and finally finished cooking.

My Final presentation

My Arroz con Pollo y Vegetales is finished cooking. Now it's time to serve it. My wife and I ate this Arroz con Pollo y Vegetales in dinner. It was quite delicious.

TASK-03 SOLVE
Is your local cousin has any food that resembles with the shared recipe?
Some of our country's dishes share some similarities with Arroz con Pollo y Vegetales OR Rice with chicken and vegetables. For example, Chicken Polao: This dish shares similarities. It consists of fragrant rice cooked with chicken and various spices. While the specific vegetables and spices might differ from Arroz con Pollo, the core concept is the same. Then another food Kichuri: Khichuri can also include chicken and a variety of vegetables. However, various hot spices, ginger paste, turmeric and chili powder are used in Khichuri. However, not much is used in the preparation of Arroz con Pollo y Vegetales OR Rice with chicken and vegetables. Also many families in Bangladesh will cook chicken and vegetable curries, and eat them with plain rice. This is a very common meal, and although not a one pot dish like Arroz con Pollo, it shares many of the same core components. So it is understood that Bangladeshi food is not completely similar to Venezuelan food. However, there is some similarity.
TASK-04 SOLVE
Which flavour or spice do you like from Venezuelan cuisine ?
Venezuelan cuisine is a wonderful mix of flavours, and there are several spices and flavours that stand out. But I have never eaten Venezuelan food before. This is my first time cooking. For this, I have no idea about any Venezuelan flavour or spice. But since today's Arroz con Pollo y Vegetales OR Rice with chicken and vegetables uses Cumin and Black pepper as spices. So I like these spices. These are very common spice in our world and theses spice providing a foundation of savory flavour. Although these spices are also used in our local cuisine.

END

Last week I cooked Pakistani cuisine. And this week Venezuelan cuisine. And in this way, I will learn to cook cuisines of different countries through your global cuisine training.

I invited 03 friends :- @azad45 @saifuddinmahmud @sheikhtuhin

All photo captured by my Realme C35 Phone.

I finally thank you @suboohi Madam again for teaching such a beautiful recipe. I look forward to next and also last week. For any of your new cooking recipes. I hope that through your weekly training I can learn the global cuisine of different countries.

ALLAH HAFEEZ