Indian Style Fried Rice

Ingredients

Basmati Rice (boiled) – 1 cup

Spring onion greens – 1/4^th cup

Carrot – ½ cup

Beans – ½ cup

Bell pepper (green)– ½ cup

Cabbage – ½ cup

Red Onion – ½ cup

Garlic – 3-4 cloves

Ginger – 1 inch

Soya Sauce – 3-4 tsp

Vinegar – 1tbsp

Green chili sauce – 1tsp

Black pepper powder – 1tsp

Salt – to taste

Oil – 2 tbsp

Ajinomoto – 1 pinch

Method

Step 1: Rinse the rise in running water couple of times to clean the extra starch. Keep the rice soaked for 30 mins in a bowl.

Step 2: Chop all the vegetables in the ingredients finely.

Step 3: In a big pan boil some water and add 1tsp oil, now add the rice in this and boil until it becomes soft. Remove the rice and strain the water and keep aside.
Try always using rice from previous day as it makes good fried rice, for making steamed rice go to this post for detailed steps.

Step 4: Heat oil in a wok (kadahi) and add the chopped garlic, ginger and green chili and sauté this for 1 minute on high flame.

Step 5: Add the chopped onion, sauté for 1 minute and don’t cook more, add all the chopped vegetables and stir on medium-high flame for 5-7 minutes so vegetables are cooked thoroughly.

Step 6: Add the soya sauce, salt, black pepper, green chili sauce and check the salt before adding salt separately and add as needed.

Step 7: Add the boiled rice and stir quickly to mix the rice with all the vegetable and spices/sauces until the rice is fully coated.

Step 8: Transfer to a serving bowl and add spring onion greens on top for garnishing.