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Spicy Nasi Goreng

Have you got loads of left over rice from yesterday? Don't know what to do with it apart from the usual curd rice, lemon rice or tomato rice? Why not try making "Nasi Goreng" with it for a change. I had a similar situation last night. So just took out my cold rice from the refrigerator, improvised it by mixing some vegies, eggs, garlic, onion & some soy sauce. And served a spicy hot fresh dinner in minutes. :) Nasi Goreng, is the National dish of Indonesia. It is popular in most of the South Asian countries & has got a Chinese influence to it if you see the use of the ingredients. It actually means fried rice where pre-cooked rice is mixed with any combination of veggies, chicken, prawns or eggs with the rice.
You can cook fresh rice but should be done before hand & cooled for a long period of time. Or else, like me, use the left over rice to make this tasty & colourful Indonesian fried rice, if it has been kept well chilled. I didn't have plans to actually put this on my blog, but later changed my mind. So apologies for not clicking the step by step pictures like how I normally do. This is a very easy recipe & am sure, you wouldn't need the pictures at all. ;)


Ingredients:
  • 300 gm long grain rice / Basmati rice (rinsed)
  • 2 eggs (beaten)
  • 3 cloves of garlic
  • 2 thai red chillies (can use finger chillies too), finely sliced
  • 2 onions (finely sliced)
  • 3 tbsp groundnut oil
  • 1 yellow bell pepper (seeded & sliced julienne)
  • 2 carrots (sliced julienne)
  • 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
  • 4 spring onions (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 cup chopped coriander leaves
Method:
  1. Place the rice in a wok, add 600 ml water & bring to the boil. Cover & cook over a very low heat for 15 minutes, until all the liquid has been absorbed. Tip into a shallow dish & leave it to cool.
  2. Meanwhile, heat the wok. Add the eggs & cook, stirring until scrambled. Remove & set aside.
  3. Blend the garlic, half the sliced chillies & half the sliced onions to a fine paste.Heat the oil in the wok & fry the paste for 2 minutes. Add the rest of the onion & chilli plus the vegetables & stir well for 4-5 minutes.
  4. Add the cold rice & mix well for 3 minutes. Stir in he soy sauce, spring onions & eggs & fry until piping hot. Serve immediately.
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  1. Torviewtoronto24 July 2011 at 05:11

    delicious looking stir fry looks yummy

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  2. Prathima Rao24 July 2011 at 07:10

    An aromatic, easy & delish stir fry!!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  3. Vimitha Durai24 July 2011 at 07:46

    Delicious and yummy stir fry dear...

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  4. Kimby24 July 2011 at 21:27

    I'm glad you changed your mind and decided to post this, Rohini! Quick question: would sesame oil work? I'm not sure if I can get ground nut oil. Thank you!
    P.S. I'll check back for your reply! :)

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  5. Loveandcalories24 July 2011 at 22:26

    Hey Kimby
    Of course you can add sesame oil. Rather it will give a better flavour than groundnut oil. :) glad u loved the dish. :)

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  6. Luv'n Spoonfuls30 July 2011 at 00:20

    This looks really yummy, and fairly easy to throw together which is much appreciated! I love the presentation as well!

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  7. Loveandcalories30 July 2011 at 15:38

    Thank You everyone!!

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