Speeding things up!
I have always preferred rice over rotis, and always tend to make a little extra just so I have leftovers for the next day. I like it when I take a peek into my fridge and find a box of leftover plain rice. It drives my imagination wild, since there is so much you can create out of plain boiled rice.
I have tried so many rice dishes over time but fried rice has always been a favourite. There is so much you can do to alter the taste and so many ways you can use to make a big bowl of fried rice. I often use whatever veggies or meats i have at hand, throw in a variety of flavours, and I have a great wholesome meal ready to be served.
This is another easy breezy recipe that hardly takes anytime at all and can be put together in minutes. I can’t even remember how many times I’ve cooked this up at the end of a long tiring day. And it never fails to please me!
Vegetable Fried Rice
Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked plain rice
- 1 cup mixed vegetables (carrots, peas, beans, celery, cabbage…go wild! Frozen
- vegetables would also be a great option)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp soya sauce
- 1 chicken buillion cube (substitute with vegetable buillion cube for a vegetarian version)
- 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1/4 tsp red chili powder
- 1/4 tsp crushed black pepper
- salt, to taste
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
- chopped spring onion for garnish
Method:
- Heat oil in a non-stick pan and fry onions till transparent. Add vegetables, bullion cube, salt, pepper and chili powder and fry till all the water from the vegetables evaporate.
- Add rice and mix well. Splash soya sauce and stir-fry rice till everything is mixed well.
- Garnish with spring onions and serve warm.
A great side to spicy Pepper Chicken!
December 13th, 2005 20:56
Hey what is buillion cube?? That sounds new to me. Let me know, I shall give a try:)
December 14th, 2005 07:58
Just relish Indo-Chinese cuisine…and one of my fav is mixed veggie fried rice..a complete meal in itself..:)Nice picture,Meena.
Btw,you can find my entry for ‘From My Rasoi’ at the following link..
http://indiacuisine.blogspot.com/2005/12/ulava-chaaru-horsegram-len_113455346390078110.html
December 14th, 2005 15:29
Priya: A buillion cube is a stock cube Priya, like maggi or knorr cubes. You get them at regular grocery stores in different flavours.
Sailu: Thanks a lot for your submission Sailu. I love Indo-chinese food, especially gobi manchurian! :o)
December 14th, 2005 16:06
Thanks meena for the info. I have posted the recipe for ” From My Rasoi” event. Here is the link:
http://dailygirlblog.blogspot.com/2005/12/spicy-roasted-chick-peas.html#links
December 15th, 2005 00:30
I love rice. Which aisle would I find the ginger-garlic paste. And if I can’t find it, can I use fresh products instead. Thanks!
Paz
December 15th, 2005 04:04
Hi Meena, your Rasoi event is indeed catching up with the season ! do plan to add a blog to your theme!
December 16th, 2005 00:58
Yummy..and this really does sound super simple. I’ll have to try to remember to make extra rice next time so I can test this out. =)
December 18th, 2007 20:43
Meena.. i also love to see leftover rice in my fridge. I make myself a quick snack of ‘lemon-rice’ with it around 3.00p when the kids are having some quiet time.
Add a little oil to a hot pan, add mustard seeds, channa daal, dried whole red chillies, hingh and tumeric. For added deliciousness, add some raw peanuts and fry those for a couple of minutes in the tadka. Add lime juice (i like lots) and salt and then dump in the leftover rice. Yum. When I was studying in india, so many girls in my class would get this for lunch but my mom never made it.. I used to crave it and asked her to make it for me. She laughed and said ‘here i am, making fresh roti - sabzi and you want leftover lemon rice!!’. ha!!