Indonesian Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng)

Name: Indonesian Fried Rice (Nasi Goreng)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 500 g cold cooked jasmine rice; 250 g boneless (skinless chicken thigh, cut into thin bite sized strips, optional); 4 medium eggs; 45 ml rapeseed or sunflower oil (divided); 35 ml kecap manis (divided into 15ml for the chicken and 20ml for the rice); 10 ml light soy sauce (plus up to 5ml more after tasting); ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper; 2 spring onions (thinly sliced); 120 g shallots (peeled and roughly chopped); 3 garlic cloves (peeled); 1 long red chilli (stalk removed and roughly chopped); 1 red bird's eye chilli (optional); 1 teaspoon Indonesian shrimp paste or terasi (approximately 5g, optional); ½ cucumber (sliced); 2 medium tomatoes (cut into wedges); 1 lime (cut into wedges); 20 g crispy fried shallots (optional)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:25min

Cold jasmine rice is stir fried with a shallot, garlic and chilli bumbu, kecap manis, soy sauce and optional chicken, then served with a fried egg, cucumber, tomato and lime.

Updated at: Sun, 01 Nov 2026 05:24:36 GMT