Chinese Fried Rice
Chinese Fried Rice is one of the most popular fried rice recipes in the world. This vegetarian recipe includes lots of vegetables and sauces giving it a unique tempting flavor and color. The success of this recipe lies in using the correct type of long grained non-sticky steamed rice. Make sure that steamed rice does not have any lumps in it and each grain is separated (read tips given below to make them non-sticky). Serve it with Chinese dry manchurian or gravy manchurian and savor the indulge into authentic Chinese flavor.
| Ingredients: |
| 2½ cups Steamed Rice |
| 1 Onion |
| 1 Green Chilli, optional |
| 1 teaspoon finely chopped Ginger |
| 1 teaspoon finely chopped Garlic |
| 1/4 cup finely chopped Carrots |
| 1/2 cup finely chopped Cabbage |
| 2 stalks Spring Onion (green onion), finely chopped |
| 1/4 cup finely chopped French Beans |
| 1 tablespoon Soya sauce |
| 1/4 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder |
| 1 teaspoon Vinegar, optional |
| 2 tablespoons Cooking Oil |
| Salt |
Directions:
- Cut onion into thin slices and finely chop green chilli.
- Heat oil in a wok or frying pan over medium heat and sauté sliced onion, green chilli, chopped ginger and chopped garlic; sauté them for a minute.
- Add carrot, cabbage, spring onion and French beans and stir-fry them for 2-3 minutes. Make sure that vegetables are not over cooked, they should be slightly crispy but not soft.
- Add and mix black pepper powder, soya sauce and salt.
- Add previously prepared steamed rice and vinegar. Mix gently. Do not stir too much otherwise rice grains may break. Cook for 2-3 minutes over medium flame.
- Turn off the flame and transfer Chinese fried rice to a serving bowl. Serve hot with manchurian gravy.
Tips and Variations:
- Add 1 teaspoon oil or 3-4 lemon drops while preparing steamed rice to make them non-sticky and separated.
- For variation, add chopped vegetables like celery, green peas, capsicum, etc.
- Add chilli sauce for a spicy taste.
- Use Basmati rice to make it more flavorful and aromatic.
Taste: Spicy
Serving Ideas: Serve it with manchurian and chilli sauce. It also goes well with any Chinese soup. Many people like veg fried rice with tomato ketchup as well.