Recipe: How to make Indonesian Fried Rice

• 1 cup (250 gm) rice, cooked and cooled
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp garlic, minced
• 200 gm chicken cut into thin strips (skip for veg)
• 1 egg beaten (skip for veg)
• 2 eggs
• 200 gm carrot, finely chopped
• 200 gm of cabbage, finely chopped
• 100 gm green beans, finely chopped
• 3 tbsp soya sauce
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 3 tbsp hot sauce (any spicy red chilli based sauce)
• Few green parts of spring onion
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste

Method

• On high flame heat the oil.
  Add butter.
  Add finely chopped garlic and saute.
  Add chicken pieces.
  Let chicken cook.
  Once chicken has cooked, add beaten eggs.
  Let the eggs cook.
• Add the cooked rice and stir gently.
  Add salt and black pepper.
  Take the soya sauce in a small bowl and add the sugar to it.
  Mix well.
  Add the soya sauce to the rice and mix well.
  Reduce flame slightly.
• Add vegetables and stir.
  Add the hot sauce and ensure vegetables are cooked.
  They can be crunchy to ensure fried rice taste stays intact. Switch off gas.
• On another pan fry the egg as a sunny side up.
  Take rice in a plate, top it with the fried egg and serve hot.

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