Tuesday, April 8, 2008

ChineseVeg Fried Rice

Chinese Fried Rice:
Ingredients:

Potato : 100 gms ( cut into long thin pieces)
Carrot (julienne cut) : 50 gms
Beans(french cut) : 200 gms
Red Cabbage(optional) - 1/4 finely chopped
Peas - 50 gms
Corn (optional) - 50 gms
Green Bell Pepper - 1/2 cup finely chopped
Red , Yellow, orange Bell peppers together (optional) - 1/4 cup finely chopped
Spring onion (optional) - 1 ( finely chopped)

Soya Sauce - 3 to 4 tsp
Chinese Salt ( Ajinomoto) ( optional) - a pinch
Salt - as per taste
Green Chilli paste - 2 tsp
Black Pepper powder - 1 tsp
oil - 2 Tbsp

Basmati rice - 3 cups

Method:

Fry the Basmati rice first . Then saok it in water for 1/2 hr.Cook the basmati rice in an open vessel such that it should be separate ( for each cup add 1 and 3/4 cups of water to cook).In the meanwhile, pour oil in the frying pan and once the oil turns hot add beans and carrot and fry for 10 mins.Once they are half cooked add the rest of vegetables except spring onion .Sprinkle some water if needed.The vegetables should also be separate, so that when its mixed with rice we can enjoy the taste of each vegetable.Once the vegetables are done , add the soya sauce and fry for 2 mins. Then add pepper powder and salt .Let it blend with the vegetables for a minute.Then add the green chilli paste and let it get mixed with the vegetable for 2 mins . Then add the white part of the spring onion .Once the onion smell gets mixed in the veggies, add this to the cooked basmati rice . The green part of the spring onion can be used for decorative purposes( can be fried separately and decorate).Now your veg fried rice is ready.

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