How to Make Yellow Fried Rice (Java Rice)

With a bright deep-yellow color derived from turmeric, this easy and super tasty rice dish lends a pop of color to any meal. Perfect summer side dish as it pairs so well with barbecued or grilled meat, chicken or seafood! Just a few ingredients needed to make this.

Course Breakfast, Side Dish

Cuisine Asian, Asian Cuisine, Filipino, Southeast Asian

Keyword Asian yellow rice, easy yellow rice, easy yellow rice recipe, filipino yellow rice, how to make yellow rice, how to make yellow rice filipino style, jasmine yellow rice, Java Rice, yellow fried rice, yellow rice

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Servings

Author Manila Spoon

Ingredients

2 tbsp cooking oil of choice
8 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp ground turmeric
4 cups cooked and chilled rice
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt, or to taste

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Instructions

In a wok or large skillet, heat the oil and the garlic over low heat and cook until the garlic is nicely browned. Scoop out about 1 tablespoon of the cooked garlic and set aside. Add the butter and ground turmeric to the pan and cook until the butter melts.
Add the rice to the pan and increase the heat to medium-high. Press or pat down the rice using a spatula to separate the grains, then fold the rice over. Do these steps two steps a few times until the rice grains have fully separated. Continue to cook until the rice is fully heated through and has turned yellowish in color. Make sure that the color is evenly distributed.
Season the rice with the soy sauce and salt, stirring once more until the rice has fully absorbed the soy sauce. Taste and adjust the seasoning if needed. Serve immediately adding the remaining browned garlic as garnish.