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So now I don’t have to hesitate trying out Chinese!
Fried Rice |
Preparation time : 10 min, excluding time to prepare rice Cooking time : 15 min Serves : 5 Ingredients: Rice - 2 cups, Basmati variety Water - 3 cups Green chilies - 5-6, as per taste or chili sauce Garlic - 4-5 cloves Cooking oil - 2-3 Tbsp Vegetables (Bens, Carrot, Capsicum) - 2 cups, chopped Onion - 2 medium sized, chopped fine Soya sauce - 1 Tbsp Vinegar - 2 tsp Ajinomoto - a pinch Salt - 1 tsp or as per taste Pepper powder - 1 tsp, optional (adjust as per your taste) Method: • Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes. Cook with 1.5 times the quantity of water, in a pressure cooker for 1-2 whistles • Once the pressure is down, spread the cooked rice in a wide bowl and add a teaspoon of oil so that the grains do not stick • Keep aside for 5 minutes to cool • In a pan, heat oil and add green chilies, chopped onion, sauté till the onion is translucent • Add the vegetables, sprinkle some salt and let it cook on medium heat • When almost done, add soya sauce, vinegar and ajinomoto and mix well• Mix in the spread rice and add the remaining salt • Add pepper powder if you prefer it hot • Mix thoroughly and let the ingredients combine well with the rice. • Serve warm with a gravy/manchurian! Tips n Tricks: • Making rice with a 1.5 times water, makes the grains separate and not sticky Variations: • Spring onions can be added, but I didn’t have any |