Malay Style Fried rice. Fried Rice: My Favorite Comfort Food. There are many ways to use leftover rice, but one of the best options is to cook fried rice. I usually cook Malay-style fried rice.
This Malay rice is also a great meal for the budget conscious since it will feed quite a few people using only a small amount of pricier ingredients. I can't vouch for the authenticity of this because I understand that Malaysians use special spices. The recipe is adapted from Mary Berry's one and those are the spices she used. You can have Malay Style Fried rice using 9 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Malay Style Fried rice
- You need of Rice.
- You need of Prawns, minced chicken.
- It's 2 tablespoons of chili paste.
- You need 2 tablespoons of mashed/blended onions.
- You need of Mashed garlic and anchovies.
- It's of Oyster sauce, soy sauce.
- It's of Vegetables or Chili padi (optional).
- It's of Salt.
- It's of Cooking oil.
The essence of this Malay style fried rice lies in its flavourful base - an authentic Asian taste packed with the spice paste of chilli, belacan, lemongrass, garlic and shallot. The sweet side comes from bursting corn kernels and joyfully juicy edamame beans that lighten and brighten this recipe. It's one of bento cook and artist Michelle Lim's delicious creations that's perfect for days. Pour the remaining cooking oil into the pan.
Malay Style Fried rice step by step
- Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into a frying pan. Add mashed garlic & anchovies, fry it for 2-3minutes..
- Add onions and chili paste. Leave it for 4-5minutes and add prawns/minced chicken. Add some oyster sauce and soy sauce..
- Mix and wait until it is cooked. Add salt and leave it for a while before you add the rice..
- Lastly add an egg, wait until it is half cooked and mix it well with the rice..
- Now your fried rice is ready to eat! You can also add some fried anchovies or fried egg on top of it and enjoy!.
Fry the dried shrimp and the belacan together. When the dried shrimp turn crispy and slightly brown, and the belacan smells fragrant, add the rice and partially cooked string beans. Fried rice is a universal favourite. It always pays to cook extra rice to make this delicious Malaysian fried rice. Living on Labuan island off the coast of Malaysia we would often go to the outdoor markets for a bowl of Malaysian fried rice.