Chinese Fried Rice

Fried Rice is a popular component of Chinese cuisine

and other forms of Asian cuisine.It is prepared with left

over cool rice fried with other left over vegetables. Sou : Wiki.

Appa doesnot like the flavor of sauces

in the rice.So Amma's fried rice is more like Indian.

Everybody has their own method of making this

authentic dish.Here goes my version.

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 1 cup

Peas - 1/2 cup

Chopped carrot - 1/2 cup

Chopped spring onions - 1/2 cup

Chopped bell pepper - 1 cup

Soy sauce - 1 tsp

Tomato sauce - 1 tblsp

Ajinomoto - 1 pinch

Chopped garlic - 1/2 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

salt to taste

How to cook rice

• Soak rice in enough water for 30 min.
• Cook the rice with 2 cups of water and salt.
• When the rice is 3/4 th done switch off the flame.
• Drain the excess water using strainer.
• Spread the cooked rice in a big plate.
• Cool the rice completely.
• It is better to cook the rice a day before and store in the refrigerator.

Method

• Heat oil in a wok or in a large skillet.
• Add jeera and chopped garlic.
• Now add the veggies one by one.
• Saute well in a high flame.
• Add soy sauce , Ajinomotto and salt.( We have already salt to rice.So use less salt).
• Now add cooked rice and tomato sauce .
• Saute well until everything mixed thoroughly.

Serve hot with Gobi Manchurian or by itself.