Thursday, September 4, 2008

Chinese Fried Rice with Curry Nyonya


What is the different between curry nyonya and indian curry..I guess maybe the thickness...indian curry thicker than curry nyonya but both still has their own specialities. When I was doing some HR Consultant project in local biotech company in KL, I always have my luch at downstairs cafe and I like their fried rice with nyonya curry..when I ask that sabahan waiter (his shoes reminds me of Ahmad Jais n M. Daud Kilau in 80s....kekekekkek), he said.."macam masak kari biasa.." hmmm..sound like kedekut ilmu je...never mind...
To complete my mission to cook fried rice and curry nyonya, I went to Mydin Mall...(yeah...,3rd time this week) to get the ingredients that I believe used in making it but I am not so sure what. Then...suddenly I found this instant curry nyonya paste by Brahim..and I decided to try..

Chinese Fried Rice - 30 minutes
3 garlic - smash
1/2 - 1 yellow onion - slices
pepper, salt,
tumeric powder
fish cake slices
1 egg
mixed vege (carrot, green peas, corn - can buy the frozen type)
cooking oil
rice

heat the oil, fry the garlic and onion and fish cake, add in tumeric powder to highlight the colour (a bit only).
add in egg - stir, add in mix vege, salt and pepper
add in rice..stir and you done.

Tips: if you plan to have fried rice as dinner tommorrow, cook your rice extra for dinner today or cook your rice earlier in the morning before you left for work.

Curry Nyonya

Brahim curry nyonya paste
yellow onion - cut it big
chicken
salt
instant coconut milk
carrot/ brinjal / kacang bendi/ potatoes /tomato - you can add all these or either one if you like.
Asam keping

Heat the oil, fry the onion, put in chicken, add in the Brahim nyonya curry paste, add in instant coconut milk - adjust the thickness as you like..
Add in salt, add in asam keping, add in carrot/brinjal/bendi/tomato (last) as you like.

then serve it.....sure best one...


Tips: If you want to add tomato/kacang bendi /brinjal put it last so it won't over cooked, if you want to add carrot and potatoes, put it earlier so it will properly cooked and soft enough.