Vegetarian Nasi Goreng (fried Rice)

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups long-grain rice
• salt
• 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 8 shallots, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 inch fresh ginger, grated
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1/4 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 small cabbage, thinly sliced
• 2 medium tomatoes, peeled,seeded,and diced
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar
• 3 tomatoes, coarsely chopped
• 1 1/4 red peppers, cored,seeded,and diced
• 1/2 cucumber, diced
• 1 stalk celery, diced
• 2 eggs
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter

Recipe

• 1 cook the rice in boiling salted water for 12-15 minutes, until tender.
• 2 drain, rinse, and drain again.
• 3 stir in the tamarind paste and set aside.
• 4 heat 1 tbls.
• 5 of the oil in a large skillet or wok, add the shallots, and cook for 3-5 minutes, until softened.
• 6 add the garlic, ginger, curry powder, pepper flakes, and turmeric and cook gently, stirring, for 1 minute.
• 7 add the cabbage and cook for 3-5 minutes.
• 8 add the tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes.
• 9 remove from pan.
• 10 heat the remaining oil in the pan, add the rice, and cook gently until lightly browned.
• 11 return the vegetables to the pan.
• 12 add the soy sauce and sugar and heat gently to warm through.
• 13 serve hot, garnished with tomatoes, red pepper, cucumber, celery, and omelet strips.
• 14 note: to make omelet strips: whisk 2 eggs with plenty of salt and pepper.
• 15 melt 2 tbls butter in an omelet pan or small skillet.
• 16 add the eggs to the pan and cook until set.
• 17 leave to cool.
• 18 roll up the omelet and slice across into fine strips.