Fried Rice

Fried Rice is a delicious and classic Chinese comfort rice dish. This is a easy to make and quick recipe. This is also a vegan and gluten free recipe. This is light and aromatic dish and it's not only super easy to make but also so adaptable based on what ingredients you have in your fridge. Fried Rice is perfect for meal preparation and a genius way to use leftovers. You could eat this dish every day and never get bored.

To make Indo chinese fried rice, you need boiled rice, soya sauce, vinegar and vegetables like capsicum, cabbage, spring onion and beans. Add vegetables as per your choice and availability. It can be made with basic ingredients like black pepper powder and red chilli powder. If you have leftover rice, you can make it within minutes. It is a quick and amazing way to change leftover rice into a delicious recipe.

Fried rice is paired well with manchurian. It can be made for brunch, lunch or dinner. Let’s make some Indo chinese fried rice.

Course:  Rice

Cuisine:  Indo-Chinese

Prep Time:  15 minutes

Cook Time:  20 minutes

Servings: 3

Ingredients:

1 cup rice
2 cup water
salt for rice
3 tablespoons oil for stir-frying 
3-4 garlic, chopped
1/2 tsp. ginger paste
1 onion, chopped
3/4 cup capsicum, chopped
3-4 beans, chopped
1/4 cup spring onion, finely chopped
salt for vegetables
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tablespoon soya sauce
1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder

Instructions:

How to cook rice-

The most important tip in making fried rice is to use rice that has been previously cooked. Using previously cooked rice helps keep the dish from turning out wet or mushy. But if you don’t have and want to cook, take rice and thoroughly wash. Soak for 2 hours in sufficient water. 

Boil water in a pan. Add rice, salt and ghee. 

Cover the lid and cook for 10 minutes on low heat. You can check meanwhile that rice has cooked or not. Turn off the flame and let sit for 5 minutes.

Making Fried Rice:

Heat oil in a pan. Add garlic and ginger paste, sauté for some seconds.

Add chopped onion, fry till golden brown colour.

Add chopped capsicum, beans and spring onions. Add salt for vegetables and saute for some seconds till vegetables become soft.

Add vinegar and soya sauce. Mix well.

Now add cooked rice, stir fry for a minute till the sauce has coated the rice well. 

Stir gently, don't break the rice.

Add black pepper powder and red chilli powder. Mix gently.

Now your fried rice is ready. Serve hot  with manchurian.

Tips:

• If you don’t want to add soy sauce, you can serve plain. Soy sauce gives a dark color texture.
• You can drizzle with sesame oil, it gives a toasty, nutty flavor.
• You can sprinkle 2 tablespoon chopped spring onion green leafy part for garnish or towards the end.

Try other rice dishes:

masala rice

tawa pulao
vegetable rice