This classic Fried Rice recipe is a popular Indo-Chinese dish, prepared with cooked rice, finely chopped vegetables and seasoning ingredients. It is very simple and easy recipe. It is a flavourful vegan dish. Fried rice with vegetables can be enjoyed by itself for a satisfying lunch/dinner but it can also be served with veg Manchurian. Here is the recipe with some tips and step by step instructions and pictures.
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2. Firstly, take one cup of basmati rice in a bowl, rinse them thoroughly until water is clear.
3. Then soak them in water for 30 mins.
4. Take a large pot and add 5 cups of water and heat on high flame.
5. When the water begins to boil then add 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tsp of oil in it.
6. Now, add soaked basmati rice to it. Make sure to drain off all the water from soaked rice.
7. Squeeze 1/2 lime/lemon to it. The color of rice remains white by adding lemon juice. Boil rice uncovered for 10 minutes or or until rice is cooked 90% or just about cooked. It’s important that you do not overcook rice during this step.
8. Quickly strain rice in a colander and rinse the rice with cold water so that the rice stops cooking. Cool them completely.
9. Now in a large kadai/pan, heat 2 tbsp oil and stir fry finely chopped garlic.
10. Add the finely chopped onions and spring onions and sauté for couple of minutes on medium flame.
11. Add vegetables of your choice like 1 finely chopped carrot, 1/2 capsicum and 1/2 red bell pepper.
12. Stir fry on high flame without overcooking vegetables.
13. Then add 2 tsp sugar, salt to taste and 1/2 tsp ground black pepper to it. Adjust the salt as per your taste as soy sauce has also salt.
14. Add 2 tbsp Soy sauce, 1 tbsp chili sauce and 1 tbsp vinegar to it.
15. Mix well to combine the flavors.
16. Keeping the flame on high, add cooked rice.
17. Stir-fry by mixing well, making sure rice grains won’t break.
18. Garnish them with green onion and Fried Rice are ready to serve. Enjoy!
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