Simple Nasi Goreng - cooking recipe

Ingredients

300 g long grain rice
2 medium eggs
3 garlic cloves
2 red chilies, deseeded and sliced
2 onions, sliced
3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and sliced
2 carrots, cut into matchsticks
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
4 spring onions, shredded

Preparation

Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. Place in a pan with 600ml water and bring to the boil. Cover and cook on a very low heat for 15 mins, all the water should have been absorbed. Spread out the rice in a shallow dish and allow to cool.
Heat a wok and beat the eggs. Scramble the eggs, remove and set aside.
Place the garlic, half the chilli and half the onion in a blender and process to a coarse paste. Heat the ground nut oil and fry the paste for 1 minute.
Add the remaining onion and chilli, pepper and carrots. Stir fry for 2 minutes Add the cold rice and fry for a further 3 mins until the grains are separated and all the ingredients mixed well.
Add soy, spring onions and egg and fry for a further 3 mins so all is combined and the rice is hot.
Serve as is or garnished with coriander.