Ingredients: 150 g long grain rice or basmati rice 2 tablespoons sesame, vegetable or olive oil 2 large free-range eggs 1 small onion When Hersha Patel shared an egg fried rice recipe on BBC Food, Asia went into meltdown.Now the Malaysian YouTuber who absolutely roasted her, is working with her on a video collaboration to correct her faux pas. We and our partners will store and/or access information on your device through the use of cookies and similar technologies, to display personalised ads and content, for ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Of course, Asians know that we only need the first knuckle of our index finger to figure out how much water to cook the rice with. The Malaysian comedian Uncle Roger finally meets the BBC Food host Hersha Patel who cooked rice in an unusual manner. Uncle Roger finally meets egg fried rice lady, Hersha Patel. And that got netizens passionately defending the honour of their rice cooking method. "You put rice, put water until finger, until first joint," shares Ng. Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. However, she did not wash the rice first. is obsessed with culture and tech, offering smart, spirited coverage of the products and innovations that shape our connected lives and the digital trends that keep us talking. Asian netizens, of course, did not waste time and took to social media to say that chicken rendang shouldn’t be crispy. Does she actually know how to make egg fried rice? Heat 1tbsp sesame oil in a skillet or wok. "That's how you measure the water, not with British tea cup. Will they get along? Uncle Roger’s egg fried rice recipe. But this guy knows that the best weapon you can have in your kitchen when cooking rice is the almighty rice cooker: Cover image sourced from BBC Food / Facebook. Uncle Roger finally meets egg fried rice lady, Hersha Patel. Content loading... Fried rice fans from across the world united on Sunday when a YouTube comedian who teased a BBC presenter for her cooking skills made peace by teaming up with her for a new video. "Why you measure water with cup? He was 21. In a video published by award-winning presenter Hersha Patel back in April 2019, the cooking show host began her version of egg fried rice by cooking unwashed rice in a pot of water. To enable Verizon Media and our partners to process your personal data select 'I agree', or select 'Manage settings' for more information and to manage your choices. Published on April 25, 2019, the video starts off with BBC Food host Hersha Patel introducing her egg fried rice recipe, telling people to not to be afraid. While whether or not there is a “right” way to cook rice is still up for debate, this isn’t the first time western media was called out for doing Asian food wrong. As if cooking unwashed rice wasn't horrifying enough, once it was half-cooked and still drowning in water, Patel proceeds to strain all the cloudy water out and RINSE the rice under tap water. Reacting under his 'Uncle Roger' persona, Ng repeatedly criticizes Patel for her knowledge (or lack thereof) of rice prep. According to an Instagram post by Patel two days ago, the pair met up amicably over dinner to discuss a potential video collaboration with each other. Fans have more to look forward to as the ensuing trolling of the original BBC Food recipe led Ng to collaborate on a video with Patel to show that it was all just for laughs; the video is slated to release next week. Comedian Nigel Ng, who blasted Hersha Patel’s cooking in a viral skit that took the internet by storm in July, has committed to a truce. Drain the [rice] — oh my God,” Ng said. Of course, the main ingredient of fried rice, the centerpiece if you will, is the rice itself, which has to be cleaned prior to cooking. Rice is a staple food in most Asian households and, for the most part, people cook it exactly the same way. But amid all the criticisms, some also came to Patel’s defence. As a South East Asian, I can say that I am more than afraid to eat THAT rice. Published on April 25, 2019, the video starts off with BBC Food host Hersha Patel introducing her egg fried rice recipe, telling people to not to be afraid.. Perhaps this was some unintentional foreshadowing. After trending worldwide for his critique on how one should not cook rice, UK-based Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, popularly known as his stereotypically Chinese alter ego, “Uncle Roger”, finally gets a taste of BBC Food host Hersha Patel’s home cooking. “Uncle Roger’s next video will be Uncle Roger going to Hersha’s place, and she will be showing Uncle Roger how to make rice the right way, the Indian way,” he said. Haiyaaa.". Over the past few days, the award-winning presenter and filmmaker, BBC Food host Hersha Patel becomes one of the most controversial topics online after cooking fried rice … Who cooks rice like this? Malaysian teacher brings online classes to life by dressing up in traditional costumes. Just use finger, FINGER," he says. Will they get along? Before the rice is fully cooked, Patel then drains the rice with a … The YouTuber earlier reacted to a BBC Food video in which Patel was seen cooking fried rice in … When Patel starts rinsing the rice under tap water, Ng unleashes his 'mean, but honest uncle' character: “You’re ruining the rice. London-based Malaysian YouTuber Nigel Ng aka “Uncle Roger,” met up with BBC chef Hersha Patel over the weekend, weeks after he roasted her on YouTube over an “egg fried rice” recipe that drew flak. “I'm so livid after seeing this horribly wrong way to cook rice on BBC and now I want to cook rice out of spite," one tweet says. First, you use colander to drain the rice and then you put water then why bother drying the rice? Diego Maradona played against a Malaysian team in 1982. After several minutes, she drained and rinsed the rice with tap water. As a starter, she cooked the rice first. The video has BBC Food personality Hersha Patel making fried rice for when “all you can think about is Chinese takeaway.” The recipe is standard, if not a bit lacking in some ingredients, but what got people riled up was how she washed the rice after it had been cooking.