KOMPAS.com – Fried rice is often a favorite menu for many people, both for breakfast and dinner.
Its delicious taste and easy way to make it make it a practical choice in the kitchen.
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However, one common problem that often occurs is fried rice that is too oily. Of course this can make the taste and texture of fried rice less delicious.
So that your homemade fried rice is not too oily, there are several simple tips you can follow. Read more, as reported by Delicious DishWednesday (8/1/2025).
Tips so that fried rice is not oily
1. Avoid adding oil when grinding spices
Illustration of chicken fried rice.
Subtle spices are the key to delicious fried rice. Usually spices, such as shallots, garlic and candlenuts, are ground using a blender.
To make this process easier, many people add cooking oil to the blender.
However, the oil used when grinding the spices can make fried rice excessively oily.
The solution, just use a little water to help the smoothing process. In this way, you can reduce the oil content in fried rice.
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2. Use enough oil
Illustration of skipjack fried rice.
Sauteing the spices is an important step in making fried rice. Unfortunately, many people make the mistake of pouring large amounts of oil when stir-frying.
Excessive oil will actually coat every grain of rice, making fried rice taste too oily.
Just use one to two tablespoons of oil when sautéing the spices. Keep stirring the spices until fragrant before adding the rice.
This way, the fried rice will taste lighter and less oily.
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3. Be careful when choosing additional ingredients
Illustration of fried rice.Complementary ingredients, such as chicken, meatballs and sausages are often added to enrich the taste of fried rice.
However, there are some ingredients that are best avoided because they can release a lot of oil when cooked. For example, sukiyaki meat.
This ingredient will release oil when exposed to heat, making fried rice even more oily.
As an alternative, you can use boiled chicken or low-fat meatballs.
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