This is great for using leftover rice and is a bowl of delicious spicy flavours. Add in some cooked chicken, prawns or tofu if you would like to make it even more substantial. If you are vegan the egg topping can simply be omitted.

Nasi Goreng Spice Paste

15g gently roasted peanuts

1tsp black peppercorns

¼ tsp sea salt

1tsp sesame seed

4 cloves garlic

1 large shallot

1 tsp shrimp paste (you could use bean paste if you are vegan)

1 red chilli deseeded and roughly chopped

½ tsp dried chillies

1tbsp oil

Juice of half a lime

1tsp palm sugar

 

Add peanuts, the peppercorns salt and sesame to a pestle and mortar and grid to a paste

Add the rest of the ingredients to a good processor and blend – you may need to scrape down a few times

Decant to a container and keep in the fridge until needed

Nasi Goreng

Serves 4

Spice Paste from earlier

1 tbsp oil divided

3 eggs beaten

2 shallots sliced

3 cloves of garlic peeled and chopped

2 medium red chillies deseeded and chopped finely

1tsp dried chilli flakes

1tsp tomato puree

100g cooked green beans cut into bit size pieces

500g cooked cooled rice

2tbsp each kecap manis and soy sauce

3 spring onions sliced

30g roasted peanuts chopped

2tbsp fresh coriander chopped

Juice of ½ lime

Heat ½ tsp of the oil. Pour in the egg and as it cooks push the edge to the centre until it is set, flip over and complete the cooking.

Remove to a plate and cut into thin slices and keep warm.

Heat the rest of the oil over a medium heat, add the shallots, garlic, chillies and stir fry for about 2 minutes, add the spice paste and fry for another minute or two. Add in the tomato puree, kecap manis, soy, green beans, and the rice. Cook over a high heat for 2 minutes until the rice is thoroughly heated.

Divide across 4 bowls, top with the sliced omelette, spring onions and the roasted peanuts. Sprinkle over the coriander and a squeeze of lime juice. If you like it a bit hotter, top with some more thinly sliced red chilli.

This is delicious with some pickled cucumber if you have it.