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Monday, January 24, 2011

Chicken Fried Rice with vegetables



Ingredients:

Basmati rice- 2 cups
finely chopped ginger
finely chopped garlic
chopped Carrot-1/2 cup
chopped beans-1/2 cup
chopped green peas-1/2 cup
chopped cabbage-1/4 cup
Onion- 1/4 cup
spring onions-chopped fine
chicken-1/2 cup
soya sauce -2 tsp
chilli sauce- 1 tsp
Black pepper powder- 1/4 tsp
salt
oil









Method:
1. Cook rice to three fourth with Salt and keep aside.( You can either cook rice with plenty of water and drain them into a colander or cook with just enough water to cook the rice.
Each cooked rice should be well separated and fluffy.For basmati Rice use 1.5 cups of water for each cup of rice and If you are using Sona masoori rice, use 2 cups of water for each cup of rice.
Let this cool completely once it is cooked.I used basmati rice)

2.Scramble Eggs:Heat up wok or large saute pan . Add eggs and scramble fry them and keep it aside.
3.
Chicken: Clean the chicken and chop it into small pieces.Marinate the chicken with salt and pepper.Heat oil in a skillet and add the chicken pieces. Add some soy sauce and cook the chicken on medium heat till it becomes tender.
4.
Fry vegetables: Heat the oil in a pan and saute the ginger, garlic and fry till the raw smell goes off.
5. Add all the diced vegetables and cook them .Add in the sliced chicken pieces and scrambled eggs.Fry till they are crispy and cooked. Add the chopped spring onion.
Add Soy sauce, Chili sauce, Salt and Pepper, Saute it for 1 or 2 minutes.
Sprinkle a pinch of ajinomoto for more taste. (optional- I did not)
6.Finally add cooked Rice and mix everything gently till the rice is evenly coated with the sauces and vegetables. Fry the rice on medium-high for another few minutes. sprinkle some more pepper powder and salt according to your taste. Garnish with  green spring onions. The Fried Rice is ready to be served hot.

Note
* you can fry the rice in oil/ghee before you pour the water. I skipped this step to reduce the amount of oil/calorie.
* Ajinomoto can give a nice flavour and taste, but as I am unsure of its health profile i skipped that as well.
* Always try adjusting the salt at the end when you make a Chinese item, as the sauces contain some amount of salt in itself.

2 comments:

  1. Delicious fried rice and beautiful presentation,vegetable carving super ketto.

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  2. Thats an awesome click u have there...I love the way u carved the veggies...hats off to u for that...btw about the moulds...u can press them on a steamer flat place..the one which have holes in it...only u will get flat idiyappam...

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