Nasi goring, or fried rice, is a national dish of Indonesia with bold flavours.
Ingredients
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons (or more) vegetable oil
1 tablespoon panch puran spice
mix (equal parts mustard seeds,
fennel seeds, cumin seeds,
fenugreek seeds and onion seeds)
5 shallots, sliced
2 garlic cloves, sliced
3 red chiles, sliced
1 teaspoon dried shrimp paste
1 cup shredded cabbage
1 cup chopped deveined shrimp or sliced chicken
4 cups cold cooked rice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
Cucumber slices, for garnish
Tomato slices, for garnish
6 fried eggs, for garnish
Preparation
Cook the beaten egg in a small amount of oil in a wok. Remove the egg to a plate to cool. Shred the egg using a fork.
Heat the oil in a wok. Add the spice mix. Saute until the spices start to crackle. Add the shallots, garlic, chiles and shrimp paste. Saute until the shallots are tender. Add the cabbage and shrimp. Cook until shrimp are cooked through.
Raise the heat to high. Fluff the rice with a fork and add it to the wok, along with the salt and soy sauce. Add additional oil if needed. Stir-fry until well mixed and heated through.
Garnish each serving with cucumber, tomato, some of the shredded egg and a fried egg.
{ Makes 6 servings }
