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Java Rice

Recipe by Connie Veneracion
A fried rice that often accompanies food served in hot plates, Java rice may look like Indonesian nasi kuning but it is really more Filipino than Javanese or Indonesian.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 4 people
Java rice with fried chicken and tomato slices

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil or other palm oil
  • 1 tablespoon finely minced garlic
  • ½ tablespoon finely minced ginger
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot or onion
  • ½ teaspoon finely chopped lemongrass
  • 1 bird's eye chili finely sliced
  • 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
  • 4 cups day-old rice
  • salt to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oil in a wok or frying pan.
  • Add the garlic, ginger, shallot, lemongrass, chili and turmeric.
  • Cook over medium heat until the mixture starts to look pasty (the oil will be absorbed by the solid ingredients).
    Sauteeing spices in oil before adding rice
  • Add the rice to the pan. Sprinkle in a teaspoon of salt.
  • Stir and toss over high heat until the rice is heated through and every grain is coated with the spicy yellow paste.
    Fried rice cooked in turmeric oil
  • Taste, add more salt if needed, and toss to blend the flavors.
Keyword fried rice