Fried Rice with Onions, Mushrooms and Shrimp (Nasi Goreng dengan Jamur dan Udang)

Additional ingredients:

1 or 2 medium-sized onion- or more, if you are very fond of onions

120 g (4 oz) button mushrooms

60 g (2 oz) shrimps or prawns, peeled

2 tsp paprika

1 tsp sweet soya sauce

salt and pepper

You can vary the quantities of these ingredients to suit your taste. Slice the onions and fry them in alittle oil until they begin to brown; add the mushrooms and fry for another 2 minutes; then add the srimps and continue frying for 3 or 4 minutes longer, stirring often. This mixture will need a little more salt than the previous one. Use the onions, mushrooms, and shrimps to garnish the Nasi Goreng just before serving. Don't stir them into the rice, as some people do; this makes the rice unpleasantly oily, and spoils the effect of the garnish. Indonesian usually prefer to eat with a spoon and fork (or with their fingers) rather than a knife and fork. More than most other dishes, Nasi Goreng requires a spoon, not a knife, for comfortable eating. eating with the fingers requires practice; it must be done gracefully and tidily, and with the right hand only.