Nasi Goreng
A stir fried Indonesian dish, Nasi Goreng is a non-vegetarians’ delight with prawns and chicken adding to the deliciousness.
Ingredients
2 tbsp dry shrimp paste
2 ½ tbsp XO sauce
2 tbsp garlic, chopped
1 tbsp ginger, chopped
1 tbsp lemon grass, chopped
1 tbsp lemon leaves, chopped
2 tsp galangal, chopped
1 tbsp onion, chopped
1 tsp fresh red chilli, chopped
2 tbsp red chilli paste
¼ cup refined oil
A pinch of salt
½ tsp white pepper powder
1 cup boiled basmati rice
3 eggs, beaten
50 gm chicken breast, boiled
8 prawns, deveined and boiled
2 tbsp spring onion, chopped
Method
For Chilli paste
- Boil the chilli in water for about 15 minutes and drain the water.
- Grind it to a fine paste and cook it in a pan with oil until the oil separates.
- Cool it completely and store it in a refrigerator.
For Nasi Goreng paste
- In a pan, add oil followed by chopped garlic, ginger, lemon grass, lemon leaves, galangal, red chilli and onion and sauté until the onions turn golden brown.
- Then add the dry shrimp paste, XO sauce, chilli paste, salt and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes and keep aside.
For Nasi Goreng Rice
- Season a pan with oil and add the beaten eggs and cook, followed by the boiled chicken pieces and the boiled prawn.
- Add the nasi goreng paste, followed by the boiled rice, salt, white pepper powder, chopped spring onions and mix well.
- Serve hot with a sunny side egg on top of the rice.
