If you like this dish, or even fried rice, and would often make them, it’s a good idea to always have some leftover rice in the fridge. It saves time and helps you cut the step of having to cook rice; but please make sure you store it right.
More than convenience though, did you know that cooked and cooled rice develops resistant starch, which behaves like fibre? It is still starch, but as its name suggests, resists digestion in the small intestine. It is eventually digested in the large intestine where it serves as food for the good bacteria there, and is fermented to produce short chain fatty acids, such as butyrate. Butyrate takes care of the cells of your intestinal lining, preventing colon cancer. As a “fibre”, it also helps you to feel full, and reduces spikes in your sugar levels after a meal.
For a dish that is both tasty and healthy, I would highly recommend you giving it a try.