Red Rice and Green Apple Salad

This is a favourite to many of my friends and a speciality of my kitchen. I make many versions of them but this is my personal favorite.

Ingredients

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• 1 cup of cooked red rice ( click the link for cooking tips. Make sure rice is cool or cold before using) 
• Chicket fillet sliced thin
• Chicken skin sliced into thin ribbons and mix it with salt, corriander, cumin and black pepper spice
• 1 - 2 teaspoon of chili paste (click link for preparation tips)
• 2 eggs beaten with a bit of salt and pepper
• 1 cup carrots diced
• 1 cup green apple diced (put some salt to prevent from turning black)
• 1 bunch of corriander leave
• 1 1/2 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 tablespoon butter
• Pinch of salt

Directions

• Lightly coat pan with a bit of oil. 
• Pour the beaten egg and cook into an omelette, cut into ribbons and keep it aside.
• Pour the remaining oil in pan and fry the chicken skin till crispy, once done drain well in a kitchen towel, set aside.
• Continue to use the same pan and oil.
• Put the pan back on heat and add the chicken fillet with the chili paste.
• Cook chicken till water/liquid has evaporated. 
• Add the rice and immediately the butter, stir till rice is covered well.
• Add the eggs, carrots and corriander leaves.
• Add salt to taste ( I use coarse salt ).
• Mix quickly till everything is incorporated and take rice off the heat.
• Add the apples and mix evenly.
• Sprinkle with the fried skin (you can use bacon bits or fried bitter gourd if you want a healthier version)

The flavours are multi-layered in this dish and is very satisfying indeed. Don't keep the rice too long on the heat though, mix quickly and take it off the heat before adding the crunchy apple and crispy skin bits.

Happy Cooking!