I get bored preparing the same old Indian recipes at home…so S and I have been experimenting with some other cuisines. I made Nasi Goreng, an Indonesian Rice dish couple of weeks ago. Absolutely loved it. I love anything with rice in it…except probably octopus and other similar creatures 😀
I moulded the recipe according to our taste…but not much…just a bit of chillies and bit of salt..
Here goes the recipe…
Ingredients:
- Rice – 250 (g) {I used Sona Masoori but Basmati is fine}
- Boiling water – 1 (lt)
- Turmeric Powder – 1 (tsp)
- Vegetable Oil – 3 (Tbsp)
- Spring Onions – 1 Bunch
- Fresh Root Ginger – 2 1/2 (cm) finely chopped
- Green/Red Chillies – 2/3
- Chicken Brest Fillet – 500 gm/thinly slice
- Garlic Cloves – 2/crushed
- Soy sauce – 4 Tbsps
- Prawns – 200 (g)/cooked, peeled, defrosted if frozen {If you want to get rid of the sea smell, cook prawns in some ginger+garlic paste, turmeric powder and salt}
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- Coriander for garnish
Method:
- Cook the rice in boiling salter water, with turmeric added
- Leave it to dry completely (to avoid rice becoming mushy (mixing with a fork occasionally helps quicken the process)
- Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a wok or any heave based pan
- Add half the spring onions, ginger and chillies and stir fry over low heat for 2-3 mins until softened.
- Add remaining oil and increase the heat to high
- Add chicken and garlic and stir fry for 5-7 mins
- Now add rice in 3 batches, stirring after each addition to mix well with other ingredients
- Add soy sauce and prawns and stir fry for 2-3 mins until hot
- Transfer to a bowl and mix in lemon juice
- Sprinkle with remaining spring onions and garnish with coriander
Suggestions:
You can add green peas to and vegetables like boiled carrots and beans to make it more nutritious.
Enjoy!!
