Veg fried rice

Ingredients

• Long grained rice 2 cups
• Ghee  1 tablespoon
• Oil  3 tablespoons
• Onion  1
• Beans  100 g
• Cabbage  100 g
• Carrot   2
• Spring onions  4
• Green chillies  2
• Capsicum 1
• Grated ginger garlic  1 tablespoon
• Soya sauce 2 tablespoons
• Vinegar 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper pwd  1 teaspoon
• Cashew  5
• Coriander leaves  handful
• Salt to taste

Preparation

• Wash the Basmati rice and soak in enough water for 10 minutes. Drain water from it completely using a strainer.
• Take a heavy bottomed pan, and fry the rice with ghee in low flame for 5 minutes. Now add water and little salt, cook it uncovered, until the rice is 75% cooked.
• Take care, the rice should not be overcooked. Each grain of rice should be separate. When rice is done, drain and add some cold water and drain again using a large sieve and keep aside.
• Take a pan, heat oil and sauté green chillies, then all the veggies and cook it covered for 5 minutes.
• The vegetables should be cooked crisp and not overdone. Now add the vinegar and soya sauce, mix well with the veggies.
• Add salt accordingly, black pepper pwd and finally the cooked rice. Combine gently, so that the rice remains separate.
• Close the pan and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Remove from flame. Garnish with remaining spring onion greens, freshly chopped coriander leaves and fried cashew.

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