Veg Fried Rice Tamilnadu Style Recipes

VEGETABLE FRIED RICE

Steps:

• In a saucepan bring water to a boil. Stir in rice. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat peanut oil in a large skillet or wok over medium heat. Add onions, bell pepper, garlic and pepper flakes, to taste. Cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Increase heat to medium-high and stir in cooked rice, green onions and soy sauce. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add peas and cook 1 minute more. Remove from heat. Add sesame oil and mix well. Garnish with peanuts, if desired.

VEG FRIED RICE TAMILNADU STYLE

Steps:

• Soak Basmati rice for 15 minutes and cook adding 1 1/2 cups of boiling water and a tsp of oil. Fluff it with a fork and spread it on a plate to cool.The cooked grains should be separate.
• Finely chop beans, carrot, capsicum and spring onion greens.
• Mince garlic and ginger.
• Shred cabbage into thin fine strip.
• Method.
• Heat oil in a pan, when the oil is very hot, add garlic and ginger, saute for a few seconds.Then add beans and fry for a few seconds, followed by carrot, cabbage, capsicum and spring onion greens. (Add vegetables in the same order).
• All the vegetables should be sauteed on high flame and continuous stirring is necessary as we want the vegetables to be crunchy and not fully cooked.
• Add cooked rice, soya sauce, vinegar, needed salt and pepper. Mix well and serve hot.
• Note.
• The whole procedure should be done on high flames.
• Chopping the vegetables finely is very important.
• I did not add soya sauce as I prefer to have without it but you can add soya sauce according to your taste to make it more Chinese.
• Adding finely chopped mushrooms along with vegetables makes it even more delicious.
• Using olive oil adds more flavor but you can also use any refined oil. Buy Olive oil which is meant for cooking purpose.