Java rice is fried rice cooked with turmeric and annatto powder ; best paired with grilled or fried meat,shrimp, chicken or fish. It can be made easily at home. This recipe has only a few and easily accessible ingredients.
Ingredients (my own version)
3-4 cups cold cooked rice
1 tbsp oil
½ tsp annatto powder
2 shallots peeled and finely chopped
1-1.5 tbsp butter
3 cloves garlic peeled and grated or minced
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tablespoon soy sauce
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
How to cook:
o In a bowl, break rice to separate grains.
o Heat the pan or skillet then melt the butter. Add rice and spread it on the cooking pan for about 40-50 seconds or until grains start to sizzle and then toss again .
o Put-in oil, garlic, shallots, soy sauce and salt. Stir until everything is distributed.
o Serve with Fried Pork/chicken, shrimp or fish and put it in a fresh pineapple bowl.
looks inviting... yummy! can you cook that for me?