November 8, 2020, 9:24 am | Read time: 2 minutes

If you’ve been to Indonesia, you’ve likely seen Nasi Goreng on every street corner. “Nasi” means “rice” in Indonesian, and “Goreng” means “fried.” So, it’s fried rice. The difference between Nasi and Bami Goreng is that one dish is based on rice and the other on noodles.

The story of Nasi Goreng begins in Indonesia, where many people live in poverty and often reheat the cooked rice from the previous day instead of throwing it away. Thus, Nasi Goreng became a dish for “poor people.” Those who could afford it added eggs to the dish.

Even though there is still no standard recipe for the dish, Indonesians today are proud of their national dish, which is easy to prepare and tastes good even when eaten for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as many Indonesians do. The delicacy is much more than just a cheap filler—and with our recipe, you’ll impress any gourmet!

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Recipe for Indonesian Nasi Goreng

Ingredients for 2 people:

• 1/2 leek stalk
• 3 red onions
• 3 chilis
• 1 lime
• Some ginger
• 350 grams of rice
• 1 tablespoon turmeric
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 6 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 4 eggs

Preparation:

1. Slice the three red onions and let two of them sit in a bowl with salt for 15 minutes.
2. Cook the rice.
3. Grate and chop the peel of a lime. Slice ginger, garlic, and chilis and keep them with the lime peel. Then squeeze the juice of a lime into the mix and add everything to the onions. Add sugar and some oil, and stir well.
4. Slice leek and green onions.
5. Sauté leek, chilis, and the reserved red onion in olive oil until translucent and season with turmeric.
6. Add green onions and cooked rice and mix well.
7. Add 1 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, and 6 tablespoons soy sauce, and finally add the mix from the bowl to the pan.
8. Fry the eggs. Serve the rice, place the eggs on top, and enjoy!