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Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs. Fried eggs recipes. Best Rice Bowl Recipes. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs and Chilli Oil, Crunchy Shallots and Herbs

This gently spiced turmeric rice porridge recipe with fried eggs in chilli oil makes comforting bowls of Southeast Asian inspired congee, brimming with flavour and texture, thanks to an array of garnishes, including fresh fragrant herbs such as coriander and dill, spring onions, crunchy pan-roasted peanuts, sliced green chillies, crispy shallots, and a sprinkle of chilli flakes.

My spiced turmeric rice porridge recipe with eggs fried in chilli oil will make you four comforting bowls of Southeast Asian inspired congee, or two more generously sized bowls if you’re really hungry (or hungover). Just don’t plan on doing much afterwards. This is so filling.

It’s brimming with flavour and texture, courtesy of an array of garnishes, including fresh aromatic herbs such as coriander and dill, along with zingy spring onions, crunchy pan-roasted peanuts, sliced green chillies, crispy fried shallots, and a kick of heat from the chilli flakes.

Bonus: turmeric has plenty of health-giving properties if you’re in need of a mental health boost. Turmeric contains curcumin, an antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties that can help relieve depression and anxiety. Used in traditional medicine in Asia for thousands of years, turmeric is a key ingredient in Southeast Asian spice pastes, soups, stews, and curries.

You’ll find more of our recipes with turmeric here. Our turmeric rice porridge recipe with fried eggs in chilli oil is our latest recipe in our Weekend Eggs series of quintessential eggs dishes from around the world, but before I tell you more about this recipe, I have a favour to ask.

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Now let me tell you about this turmeric rice porridge recipe with fried eggs in chilli oil.

Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs in Chilli Oil with Fragrant Herbs and Crunchy Shallots

As regular readers know from my Make Rice Not War project, I’m a rice-lover and a huge fan of rice soups and rice porridges or congees as they’re called in China and borbors here in Cambodia, as the many rice recipes on our site attest.

We’ve got everything from traditional recipes for Cambodian chicken rice porridge, rice soup with pork meatballs and vegetable congee to Christine Manfield’s pork and crab congee with XO sauce, and my East-West experiment, a bacon and eggs breakfast congee recipe.

So naturally, when we have leftover rice to use up, I’m most likely to concoct a rice porridge, while Terence is more inclined to experiment with fried rice recipes. Although there was that time I created this Massaman curry fried rice recipe, which is one of my favourite all-time rice dishes.

Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

And so it was that I found myself experimenting with some leftover Burmese coconut rice and Indian-style Burmese chicken curry, along with wilted herbs, chillies and shallots we had tucked away in plastic containers in the fridge.

Fried rice was invented to use up day-old rice, after all, and here in Cambodia, where nothing goes to waste in home kitchens, leftover steamed rice is often used to make rice porridge or rice soup. The only difference is consistency: rice porridge is thicker and rice soup thinner.

My turmeric rice porridge recipe with fried eggs in chilli oil could also be served as a lighter rice soup if you prefer, or the heartier turmeric rice congee that I’m sharing here.

While I think eggs fried in chilli oil, with soft runny yolks, are perfect with this dish, you could also opt for poached eggs or soft-boiled eggs and simply drizzle the chilli oil on top.

Just a few tips to making this turmeric rice porridge recipe with fried eggs in chilli oil.

Tips to Making this Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs in Chilli Oil with Fragrant Herbs

I only have a few quick tips on making this turmeric rice porridge recipe with fried eggs in chilli oil. While my turmeric congee recipe was created to use up leftover rice, you could steam the rice from scratch in a rice cooker.

This is the fastest way to make this rice porridge, however, you could also cook the rice in the pot, which is the traditional method for making congee and rice porridge.

As I used 100 ml of coconut milk, as per our original coconut rice recipe (the leftovers of which inspired this dish) and it tasted fab, I’ve included the same in this recipe.

It results in a rich rice porridge, however, you could leave out the coconut milk if you’re counting calories or simply prefer a lighter congee.

Traditionally, a rice porridge simmered on the stove for hours, but that’s not necessary when you’re using leftover steamed rice.

Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

I’ve used quintessentially Southeast Asian spices, such as ground turmeric and ground ginger, but you could experiment: a little dried cardamom would work, as would ground coriander if you don’t have fresh coriander.

I use whole cloves in the Burmese coconut rice recipe, and they would work too, but I recommend pulling them out before serving the rice porridge, so they don’t accidentally get swallowed! 

You might also note a small mound of pulled chicken pieces atop our turmeric rice porridge, above; it was our leftover Indian-style Burmese curried chicken. I’ve not included chicken in this recipe, as I wanted to offer a vegetarian option.

However, you could leftover rotisserie chicken or any leftover protein you have, or fry up some bacon, pork or Chinese sausage. Or not, as there’s loads of flavour thanks to the spices and toppings.

I’ve been frying eggs in homemade chilli oil recently and just love them. I use Terence’s adorable mini fry pan and do one egg at a time. They’re super fast, but feel free to use a large fry pan or skillet and use egg rings.

This will make you four small-to-medium sized bowls, which is really plenty, as it’s so filling – or two big bowls or rice porridge if you’re very hungry (or very hungover)!

If you’re making this for guests, provide additional garnishes in small dishes and a selection of condiments such as homemade Sriracha or other chilli sauces, fish sauce, soy sauce, chilli flakes, crispy fried shallots, and so on, as it’s loads of fun for guests to customise their own rice porridge, which is how congee is traditionally eaten. Enjoy!

Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs in Chilli Oil with Fragrant Herbs

Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs. Fried eggs recipes. Best Rice Bowl Recipes. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Turmeric Rice Porridge Recipe with Fried Eggs in Chilli Oil with Fragrant Herbs

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This gently spiced turmeric rice porridge recipe with fried eggs in chilli oil makes comforting bowls of Southeast Asian inspired congee, brimming with flavour and texture, thanks to an array of garnishes, including fresh fragrant herbs such as coriander and dill, spring onions, crunchy pan-roasted peanuts, sliced green chillies, crispy shallots, and a sprinkle of chilli flakes.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: Southeast Asian
Servings: 4
Calories: 534kcal
Author: Lara Dunston

Ingredients

  • 2 cups steamed jasmine rice
  • 100 ml coconut milk
  • 900 ml boiling water
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • ½ tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 knob of fresh ginger grated
  • ¼ tsp ground cumin
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • peanuts pan-roasted
  • ¼ tsp curry powder
  • 2 tbsp chilli oil
  • 4 eggs fried
  • 1 small purple shallot finely sliced, optional
  • 1 long green chilli sliced, deseeded
  • 2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves
  • 1 tbsp fresh dill sprigs
  • 2 fresh scallions/spring onions finely sliced
  • 1 tsp chilli flakes
  • 2 tbsp crispy fried shallots
  • Additional dishes of garnishes for the table

Instructions

  • To a large saucepan, add the leftover steamed jasmine rice, 100 ml of coconut milk, 400 ml boiled water, one teaspoon sea salt, half teaspoon white pepper, one teaspoon ground turmeric, grated fresh ginger, a quarter of a teaspoon of ground cumin, a cinnamon stick, and half a teaspoon of chilli flakes, stir well to combine, and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally so it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pot.
  • When the rice porridge is bubbling and spluttering, reduce heat to low, add another 400ml of boiled water, stir, and leave to simmer for 10-15 minutes.
  • Prep the garnishes: start with pan-roasting the peanuts by frying them in a dry pan with ¼ tsp curry powder (when they start to pop they are ready) then set aside; and combine the fresh fragrant coriander leaves, fresh dill sprigs and spring onion/scallion slices (and any other fresh herbs of your liking).
  • Try the rice porridge – if it’s too thick for you, add more boiling water, and turn to high heat to bring to boil; do not leave to simmer as it will continue to thicken – and adjust the seasoning to your taste.
  • Distribute between four small-to-medium sized bowls – or two big bowls if you’re hungry or hungover!
  • Fry the eggs in chilli oil just until the yolks are soft (or to your liking), then slide an egg on top of the rice porridge in each bowl, drizzle with the red chilli oil from the pan, arrange the garnishes beside the eggs, and sprinkle chilli flakes and crispy shallots over the eggs and congee.
  • Serve immediately with additional garnishes in small dishes and a selection of condiments such as chilli sauces, fish sauce, light soy sauce etc. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 534kcal | Carbohydrates: 80g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 716mg | Potassium: 321mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 547IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 3mg

Do let us know if you make our turmeric rice porridge recipe in the comments below, as we’d love to hear how it turns out for you.

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The Christmas recipe compilation includes collections of our best Christmas breakfast recipes, best Christmas brunch recipes, best Christmas starter recipes, best Christmas cocktails, best Christmas dessert recipes, and homemade edible Christmas gifts and more.

My smoked salmon carpaccio recipe makes an easy elegant appetiser that’s made in minutes. If you’re having guests over, you can make the dish ahead by assembling the salmon, capers and pickled onions, and refrigerate it, then pour on the dressing just before serving. 

Provide toasted baguette slices and bowls of additional capers, pickles and dressing, so guests can customise their carpaccio. And open the bubbly!

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If you haven’t visited our site in a while, I sh If you haven’t visited our site in a while, I shared a collection of recipes for homemade edible Christmas gifts — for condiments, hot sauces, chilli oils, a whole array of pickles, spice blends, chilli salt, furakake seasoning, and spicy snacks, such as our Cambodian and Vietnamese roasted peanuts. 

I love giving homemade edibles as gifts as much as I love receiving them. Who wouldn’t appreciate jars filled with their favourite chilli oils, hot sauces, piquant pickles, and spicy peanuts that loved-ones have taken the time to make? 

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This crab omelette is a decadent eggs dish that’ This crab omelette is a decadent eggs dish that’s perfect if you’re just back from the fish markets armed with luxurious fresh crab meat. It’s a little sweet, a little spicy, and very, very moreish.

Our crab omelette recipe was one of our 22 most popular egg recipes of 2022 on our website Grantourismo and it’s no surprise. It’s appeared more times than any other egg recipes on our annual round-ups of most popular recipes since Terence launched Weekend Eggs when we launched Grantourismo in 2010.

If you’re an eggs lover, do check out the recipe collection. It includes egg recipes from right around the world, from recipes for classic kopitiam eggs from Singapore and Malaysia and egg curries from India and Myanmar to all kinds of egg recipes from Thailand, Japan, Korea, China, Mexico, USA, Australia, UK, and Ireland.

And do browse our Weekend Eggs archives for further eggspiration (sorry). We have hundreds of egg recipes from the 13 year-old series of recipes for quintessential egg dishes from around the world, which we started on our 2010 year-long global grand tour focused on slow, local and experiential travel. 

We’re hoping 2023 will be the year we can finally publish the Weekend Eggs cookbook we’ve talked about for years based on that series. After we can find a publisher for the Cambodia cookbook of course... :( 

Recipe collection here (and proper link to Grantourismo in our bio):
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I’m late to share this, but a few days ago Angko I’m late to share this, but a few days ago Angkor Archaeological Park, home to stupendous Angkor Wat, pictured, celebrated 30 years of its UNESCO World Heritage listing. 

That’s as good an excuse as any to put this magnificent, sprawling archaeological site on your travel list this year.

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Last month there were just 55,000 visitors and December feels a little quieter. A tour guide friend said there were about 150 people at Angkor Wat for sunrise a few days ago.

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And please do let us know if you’re coming to Siem Reap. We’d love to see you here x

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Our soy ginger chicken recipe will make you sticky Our soy ginger chicken recipe will make you sticky, flavourful and succulent chicken thighs that are fantastic with steamed rice, Chinese greens or a salad, such as a Southeast Asian slaw. 

The chicken can be marinated for up to 24 hours before cooking, which ensures it’s packed with flavour, then it can be cooked on a barbecue or in a pan.

Terence’s soy ginger chicken recipe is one of our favourite recipes for a quick and easy meal. I love the sound of the sizzling thighs in the pan, and the warming aromas wafting through the apartment. 

It’s amazing how such flavourful juicy chicken thighs come from such a quick and easy recipe.

Recipe here (and proper link to Grantourismo in our bio): https://grantourismotravels.com/soy-ginger-chicken-recipe/

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Who can guess the ingredients and what we’re mak Who can guess the ingredients and what we’re making with my market haul from Psar Samaki in Siem Reap — all for a whopping 10,000 riel (US$2.50)?! 

Birds-eye chillies thrown in for free! They were on my list but the seller I spent most at (5,000 riel!) scooped up a handful and slipped them into my bag. She was my last stop and knew what I was making.

My Khmer is poor, even after all our years in Cambodia, as I don’t learn languages with the ease I did in my 20s, plus I’m mentally exhausted after researching and writing all day. I have a better vocabulary of Old and Middle Khmer than modern Khmer from studying the ancient inscriptions for the Cambodian culinary history component of our cookbook I’m writing.

So when one seller totalled my purchases I thought she said 5,000 riel but she handed back 4,500 riel! The sum total of two huge bunches of herbs and kaffir lime leaves was 500 riel.

Tip: if visiting Siem Reap, use Khmer riel for local shopping. We’ve mainly used riel since the pandemic started— rarely use US$ now as market sellers quote prices in riels, as do local shops and bakeries, and I tip tuk tuk drivers in riels. I find prices quoted in riels are lower.

Psar Samaki is cheaper than Psar Leu, which is cheaper than Psar Chas, as it’s a wholesale market, which means the produce is fresher. I see veggies arriving, piled high in the back of vehicles, with dirt still on them — as I did on this trip. 

The scent of a mountain of incredibly aromatic pineapples offloaded from the back of a dusty ute was so heady they smelt like they’d just been cut. More exotic European style veggies arrive by big trucks in boxes labelled in Vietnamese (from Dalat) and Mandarin (from China), such as beautiful snow-white cauliflower I spotted.

Note: the freshest produce is sold on the dirt road at the back of the market.

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My Vietnamese-ish meatballs and rice noodles recip My Vietnamese-ish meatballs and rice noodles recipe makes tender meatballs doused in a delightfully tangy-sweet sauce, sprinkled with crispy fried shallots, with carrot-daikon, crunchy cucumber and fragrant herbs. 

The dish is inspired by bún chả, a Hanoi specialty, but it’s not bún chả. No matter what Google or food bloggers tell you. Names are important, especially when cooking and writing about cuisines not our own.

This is an authentic bún chả recipe:  https://grantourismotravels.com/vietnamese-bun-cha-recipe/ You’ll need to get the outdoor BBQ/grill going to do proper smoky bún chả meat patties (not meatballs).

My meatball noodle bowl is perhaps more closely related to dishes such as a Central Vietnam cousin bún thịt nướng (pork skewers on rice noodles in a bowl) and a Southern relation bún bò Nam Bộ (beef atop rice noodles, sprinkled with fried shallots (Nam Bộ=Southern Vietnam) though neither include meatballs. 

Xíu mại= meatballs although they’re different in flavour to mine, which taste more like bún chả patties. Xíu mại remind me of Southern Italian meatballs in tomato sauce.

In Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, home to millions of Khmer, there’s bánh tằm xíu mại. Bánh tằm=silk worm noodles. They’re topped with meatballs, cucumber, daikon, carrot, fresh herbs, crispy fried onions. Difference: cold noodles doused in a sauce of coconut cream and fish sauce. 

Remove the meatballs, add chopped fried spring rolls and it’s Cambodia’s banh sung, which is a rice noodle salad similar to Vietnam’s bún chả giò :) 

Recipe here: (link in bio) https://grantourismotravels.com/vietnamese-meatballs-and-rice-noodles-recipe/

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