Keep your leftover rice in the fridge if you plan ahead. They will be nicely dry and perfect to make fried rice
If you don't have any leftover rice, you can also cook the rice on the same day and spread the rice out on a large baking pan to let it cool down faster. It may take a few hours to cool down completely and to dry them out a bit. Use a fan to help you cool it down if you can
Things to prepare before cooking:
Cut the chicken into bite-size and marinate with pepper, salt, and cornstarch while you prepare other things
Toast the candlenuts or macadamia nuts on a dry pan over medium heat until they are aromatic and nutty
Remove the bones from the salted fish. Mince it into tiny pieces. They will disintegrate during cooking too, so you don't have to chop them too finely
Put all the aromatics ingredients in a food processor and blend into a paste
Start cooking:
Preheat a large skillet or a wok. When it's hot, add 1 Tbsp of oil. Add the salted fish and fry over medium heat until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Salted fish actually smells good when you cook them
Push it to the side of the wok or skillet. Add another tablespoon of oil and add the aromatic paste that you grind earlier. Stir fry for 2 minutes until fragrant. Push them to the side
Add the marinated chicken pieces and stir fry until they turn opaque. Stir to combine everything and saute for another 30 seconds or so. Make a well in a middle or push everything to the side of the skillet or wok. Add the rest of the oil, crack in eggs. Scramble the yolks a little bit and then let them cook undisturbed for about 10 seconds, then start scrambling a bit, when they are about 70% cooked, meaning you still see some wetness and eggs are not entirely solidified, Up the heat to high now and add the rice along with the seasoning (don't add salt yet, you may not need it). Stir to combine everything. Make sure the rice are mixed together with the rest of the ingredients
Have a taste and see if it's salty enough for you or not. If not you can add a bit more salt. Adding a bit more sugar will bring out the taste too. When you are happy with the taste, turn off the heat. Garnish with chopped green onion and crispy fried shallots and serve immediately