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.