Nasi Goreng Belachan







Ideally, the best part of cooking nasi goreng is that I can create my own style by adding variety ingredients as my wish.
However, Indonesian nasi goreng is a personal thing and a personal creation, the simple rule here is to adjust the taste according to what you like and also adding personal favourite additional ingredients such specific vegetables.

I never get bored of cooking and having nasi goreng (fried rice) to my weekday menu, my family favorite is Nasi Goreng Belacan 'Fried rice with fermented shrimp' and today nasi goreng using very basic ingredients and whatever vegetables I have in the fridge.






              

Nasi Goreng Belachan
Serves 2


Ingredients 

3 cups cooked rice
 5 cloves garlic, chopped
 5 shallots,chopped
 Chilli paste--adjust whether you like it spicy or mild
 3 tablespoons soy sauce (kecap asin)
 1 tablespoon toasted belachan, substitute fish sauce/terasi
 Noodles omelette as topping-optional
 Salt to taste



  What to do

  1. Heats up the wok with oil over medium heat, add garlic then stir until aromatic
  
  2. Add chopped shallots, stir until golden brown
  
  3. Add chili paste, stir until all ingredients are well blended
 
  4. Add rice, stir continuously until the rice are separated and blended   with chilli paste
  
  6. add in belachan and season with soy sauce. Add in salt to get more flavour
  
  7. Do a quick stir, remove from the heat then transfers into a serving   plate
  
  8. Toping with noodles omelette if desire

   9. Serve immediately


Note:
You can add any of your favourite vegetables


Location: Bali, Indonesia

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