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Nasi Goreng Hijau

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Today I’m sharing a favorite Indonesian dish with you called Nasi Goreng! The version I made is actually Nasi Goreng Hijau, also known as Green Indonesian Fried Rice 🙂 When I was in Indonesia about a year and a half ago, I discovered this dish and immediately fell in love. Not only was I able to consume it daily, (sometimes 2x a day), but I also took a local cooking class in Bali and learned how to make it on my own!

Traditional Indonesian cuisine has a lot of garlic, ginger, and sambal (chili paste). For me, those are the PRIME ingredients for all dishes. The way they make their dishes is definitely more lengthy, because they take the fresh herbs, spices, and ingredients, and make their own paste BY HAND, which essentially flavors up the whole meal. 

I kept it a little cleaner and make a little modern twist out of the Nasi Goreng Hijau. (Hijau = Green). Regular Nasi Goreng is not green, but the green version was my favorite. This recipe is really simple, and a great way to add a different cuisine into your weekly meals if you are looking for something different! If the spice is too much for you, you can always use bell pepper instead of the thai chili’s, or simply reduce the amount you put in!

If you are confused by the random tomato and cucumber slices, you should be, lol 🙂 Every Nasi Goreng dish that I was served always came with a garnish of tomatoes and cucumber. So I decided to be as authentic as possible. Speaking of garnish, a lot of times it will be served with a fried egg on top! I wanted to keep this an egg-less dish, however that’s always a great way to add in some protein! 

I hope you guys enjoy this recipe as much as I do! Always remember to tag me in any stories on @chocolateandcheeseplease after making my recipes! I love reposting your creations, as well as seeing how they turn out!! Thanks in advance! 🙂 PS. If you are looking for more fried rice recipes, you will love my Herbed Italian Rice, Spicy Spanish Rice, and Turmeric Quinoa (which I know isn’t fried rice, but it’s a healthier version of simple Indian fried rice)!

Nasi Goreng Hijau
I'm sharing a favorite Indonesian dish with you called Nasi Goreng! The version I made is actually Nasi Goreng Hijau, also known as Green Indonesian Fried Rice :)
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup basmati rice
  • 4 cups spinach
  • 5-6 thai chili peppers
  • 2.5-3 tbsp vegetable broth (or water)
  • 4 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp carom seeds
  • 1 shallot (finely diced)
  • 4 baby bell peppers (finely sliced)
  • 1/2 poblano pepper (finely diced)
  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 lime

Garnish

  • 1 tomato (sliced)
  • 1 baby cucumber (sliced)

INTRUCTIONS

  1. Boil water for your rice and let it cook until it is al-dente. Add salt per taste. Once it is done, drain excess water and set aside.
  2. In a chopper or blender, mix together your spinach and thai chili peppers. Add the vegetable broth (or water) so that it easy for the ingredients to move around. Pulse until the spinach and peppers are VERY FINELY chopped. It is ok for some pieces of spinach to be bigger because they will wilt when put in the pan. (Mixture should be close to a puree, but not liquidy)
  3. In a pan, warm up your oil on medium heat. Add in the cumin and carom seeds and let heat them up until the sizzling stops.
  4. Then add in the onion, poblano pepper, baby peppers, and ginger garlic paste. Season with some salt. Let them cook for about 1-2 minutes before throwing in your cayenne pepper and black pepper.
  5. Mix in the finely chopped spinach and thai chili peppers and let the flavors cook together for a couple of minutes on medium-low heat. Adjust with seasonings per taste and squeeze in juice of the entire lime.
  6. Add in your rice and mix everything together until rice is coated with all ingredients and fragrant. Take off of heat, garnish with sliced tomato and cucumber. Serve while hot!

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