Thai fried rice with prawns (khao pad goong)

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked rice
• 12 medium sized shrimps
• 3 cloves garlic, finely sliced
• 1/2 minced green or red chilli for medium-spiced rice
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 3 spring onions, finely sliced
• 1/2 cup fresh coriander
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 1 lime, wedged and 1 tomato, also wedged

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Preparation

• Place oil in a wok. Add garlic and chilli. Stir-fry over medium-high heat until fragrant (about 1 minute).
• Add prawns and stir fry until cooked thoroughly. Move ingredients aside and crack egg into the wok.
• Stir to cook and break up the egg.When egg is nearly cooked, add the rice. Stir fry, keeping the heat medium-high.
• Add fish sauce, and tomato, continue to stir-fry for another 1-2 minutes.
  
• Before serving, sprinkle with spring onion, and coriander on top and place cucumber and lemon besides the fried rice.