Cheesy Tomato Rice with sardines (Collaboration with Ayam Brand)

Ingredients:

• 2 bowls of cooked rice (I used overnight rice)
• 1 can of Ayam Brand Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 3 tbsps of tomato paste / ketchup
• 3 cloves of minced garlic
• 1/2 finely chopped yellow onion
• 1/2 cup of mixed vegetables
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp chicken powder
• Optional: Mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese

Method:

1. Heat wok with olive oil from Ayam Brand Sardines in Olive Oil. 
2. Once heated, add finely chopped onion and minced garlic. Sauté till fragrant. 
3. Add mixed vegetables and Stirfry for a minute. 
4. Add cooked rice. Quickly break up rice grains and mixed well. 
5. Once rice grains are broken up, add tomato paste and quickly mixed well with rice. 
6. Add seasonings, salt, sugar and chicken powder. Adjust taste accordingly. 
7. Off heat and dish rice into oven-proof baking dishes. 
8. Top with sardines and then mozzarella cheese. 
9. Baked in preheated oven of 190 degrees for 5-10mins till cheese melts and brown. I used airfryer to brown cheese at 190 degrees. Lastly, I sprinkled some grated Parmesan / Parmesan cheese powder on top before serving. 

Note: For those who does not like cheese, you can omit cheese toppings. Serve tomato rice with sardines on top. Lightly heat up sardines in pan or microwave. I heat up the sardines by placing on top of rice and placed into preheated airfryer for a minute.