Thursday 28 December 2017

SPICY FRIED RICE – NASI GORENG CILI PADI





Fried rice is a very common dish throughout most parts of Asia. It is the best way to reuse leftover cooked rice. There are no limits on what you can put into the dish. You can choose to put any proteins or vegetables you desire that will make this dish as one complete meal. Fried rice has so many varieties. Some are mild in flavour, and some are spicy – just like how many Malaysians love to have their fried rice. This spicy fried rice recipe is one of Malaysians favourites. It is spicy of course but what’s best about this recipe is how easy and simple it is for one to cook. There are of course other more ingredients can be incorporated into this dish to elevate it to the next level, but this is for us lazy bums out there who want to have something delicious but very simple to make.




INGREDIENTS

  • Cooked rice – from a cup of uncooked rice
  • 1 shallot, 7 cloves of garlic and 7 bird’s eyes chilies - pounded/blended
  • 1 tsp of fish sauce
  • 1 egg
  • Few strips of boneless chicken – chopped
  • Half a handful of dried anchovies
  • Cabbage – roughly chopped
  • 4 tbsp of oil
  • Salt and pepper for seasoning


INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Cook rice and let it cool down for a bit.
  2. Heat wok with vegetable oil on medium heat.
  3. Fry the dried anchovies and once cooked, take it out and let it sit on a plate to be used later.
  4. Put in your pounded/blended shallot, garlic and bird’s eyes chilies into the wok and stir for a couple   of minutes.
  5. Add in the chopped chicken and stir until they are cooked. Pour in the fish sauce and mix.
  6. Set the chicken to one side of the wok. Add in one egg.
  7. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Put in the cooked rice and mix.
  9. Add chopped cabbage and the fried dried anchovies and mix everything together well.
  10. Serve and enjoy.

Watch the video on how to make this HERE!






  • This recipe is for 2 portions of serving.
  • Suggestion: Have this dish with an additional fried egg and some fried fish crackers!
  • Bear in mind, that this dish is quite spicy. So if you can’t handle the heat, please omit or reduce the use of the bird’s eyes chillies. You can add more if you want it to be spicier!
  • You can always use other kinds of vegetables such as carrots and green peas.
  • It would be nicer to use prawns instead of chicken.
  • If you want a touch of sweetness to the dish, you can include about a tbsp of sweet soy sauce.

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