Chicken fried rice

Ingredients

• Basmati- 1cup
• Carrot- 2 medium
• Beans-4 nos
• Onion- 2 medium
• Garlic- 1 flake
• Capsicum- 1/2
• Celery- 1 tablespoon(leaves removed and the stem chopped finely)
• Spring onion- 2 tablespoons(chopped for final garnish)
• Oil- 2 tablespoons
• Pepper- 1/4 tsp or more
• Salt - to taste
• Chicken- 1/2 cup, more the better ( cooked in pressure cooker with salt and pepper, bones removed and shreded)

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Preparation

• Wash and soak the rice for at least 15 minutes. Soak the rice at night and keep in fridge to prepare in the morning.
• Boil 5 cups of water and add 1 teaspoon salt. When it boils add the drained rice and cook until the basmati is fully cooked.
• Drain and keep it ready. While the rice is cooking, cut the vegetables into small cubes. You can use the mixed vegetables availbe in packets.
• Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add the chopped celery and grated garlic.
• Saute until the garlic turns golden brown. Add the chopped onion and carrot. Add salt and saute for 3 minutes.
• When the carrots are a bit cooked add in the capsicum. Saute for another 1 minute. Mix in shredded chicken pieecs.
• Add pepper at this point.Mix in the rice, and finally the spring onions. Switch off the fire and serve.