A Gourmet Meal: VEGETABLE FRIED RICE

10 November 2016

VEGETABLE FRIED RICE

A hot bowl of rice, steam swirling.. wafting a wonderful aroma. It's almost therapeutic. Comforting. Rice spiced with the Chinese sauces and vegetables is deliciousness epitomized. Fried Rice is a delicious way to incorporate vegetable into your diet. It can be had all by itself and goes extremely well with Paneer Chili or Manchurian too.

I have added the vegetables I like but feel free to add the ones you like. Mushrooms and broccoli taste great too. If you cut the vegetables in advance the cooking time of the dish itself is not more than 20 minutes.

Ingredients:

Rice - 1 cup
Oil - 1 tbsp + 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 tsp finely chopped
Garlic - 1.5 tsp
Green Chilies - 1 tsp
Onions - 1/4 cup finely chopped
Carrots - 1/4 cup finely chopped
Green Beans - 1/4 cup finely chopped
Cabbage - 1/4 cup finely chopped
Green Bell Pepper - 1/4 cup finely chopped
Salt to taste
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Soy Sauce - 1 tsp
Green Chili Sauce - 1 tbsp
Red Chili Sauce - 1 tbsp
Ketchup - 1 tbsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Green Onion Greens for garnish

Procedure:

1. Boil rice with water, a few drops of oil and salt till almost done. Do make sure not to overcook the rice.

2. Once done, drain the water and spread the rice on a plate. This way the rice won't stick.

3. In a wok, heat oil. We will be cooking on a high heat throughout. Brown the ginger, garlic and green chilies.

4. Next add in the onions and again brown them too.

5. And the carrots. Toss.

6. The beans. And toss again.

7. Next goes in the cabbage and too.

8. The last to go in is the green bell pepper. This is because the green bell pepper cook very fast and we want our vegetables to retain their crunch and not soften.

9. Time to add toss in the rice we kept aside.

10. Lets spice it up with the sauces. Add in the green chili, red chili, soy and tomato sauce. Season with salt and pepper. Toss well. If you are using a spoon, stir gently so as not to break the rice grains.