Vegetable Fried Rice

Preparation

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- Soak the Basmati rice in water for 30 minutes before cooking.
- Chop the onion, capsicum, green beans finely
- Separate the green peas seed.
- Grate the garlic.

Cooking

Cooking rice
- Boil water in a pot on high flame.
- Add salt to the boiling water.
[The amount depends on what you like in food]
- Stop cooking when the rice is still little hard.
[Do not overcook or soften the rice. It took me 7 minutes, but the time varies depending on rice quality]
- Drain out all the water from rice and spread it on a dish to cool.

Frying

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- Heat pan on medium flame.
- Add soyabean oil and heat it.
- Add black pepper and stir for few (4-5) seconds.
- Add grated garlic, chopped onions and saute for 8-10 seconds.
- Add chopped carrot, green beans and fry for 1 minute.
- Add chopped capsicum, green peas and fry for 2 more minutes.
[Be careful that vegetables do not get too soft]
- Add soy sauce (1/2 tablespoon), 1 teaspoon vinegar, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder and salt (as per taste).
- Saute for 4-5 seconds.
- Add cooked rice to the vegetables, mix them well.
- Add the remaining (1/2 tbsp) soya sauce, black pepper powder and mix them.
- Fry for 4-5 minutes on medium flame.
Serve hot with Chili chicken or Ginger garlic chicken or Veg Manchurian.