Veg - Fried Rice

Ingredients

• Basmathi rice - 2 cups
• Mixed vegetables - 1 cup(carrot, beans, peas, corn)
• ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
• onion - 1 big( chopped)
• green chillies - 5(silted)
• oil - 2 tbsp
• pepper - 1/2 tsp or adjust as per taste (optional)
• Salt for taste.

Method

• Soak the rice for half an hour.Wash the rice & drain the water.
• Add 4 cups of fresh water to the rice in the pressure pan.
• Bring it to boil.
• When the water starts bubbling, cover the lid, reduce the heat to medium & cook it for 15 mints.
• Allow the rice to cook.Each grain of rice should be separate.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add garlic and ginger paste in oil.
• Fry till the oil separates.
• Add onions & green chillies.
• Saute it for till it becomes slight brown.
• Stir in & fry all the chopped vegetables.
• Add salt & saute it.
• Take care that vegetables are not overcooked, they should be little crunchy.
• Now add the cooked rice & mix well.check for salt.
• Finally add the pepper & serve hot.

Tips for the recipe - You can add very few drops(app.1/4 tsp) of lemon juice or butter while cooking the rice so that it helps the grains to look separate.