Egg fried rice is an easy and tasty Chinese rice variety that goes well with chilli chicken, chicken fry, Gobi Manchurian, etc., Fried Rice is made with cooked long-grain rice, and vegetables like carrot, cabbage, peas, beans, etc. Fried rice is the most popular street food in India, from north to south. It is a tasty and healthy dish, best for lunch and dinner, and perfect for kids' lunch boxes. Though it is from China, there are so many varieties of fried rice in India, vegetable fried rice, egg fried rice, chicken fried rice, beef fried rice, prawn fried rice, and many more.
- 1 cup Basmati/Long-grain rice (150 grams)
- 4 Eggs
- 4 tsp Cooking oil
- 5 Garlic pods
- 1/2 Onion
- 1/4 cup Green onions
- 1/4 cup Carrot
- 10 cup French beans
- Salt as needed
- 1.5 tsp Crushed pepper
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In a bowl add 1 cup of basmati rice, rinse and soak for 15 minutes.
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In a pan, boil 3-4 cups of water, and add 1 tsp of salt.
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Add 2 tsp of cooking oil and mix well.
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Now add the soaked rice, and cook for 10-12 minutes.
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Cook till 90% done, and drain off excess water.
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Keep it in a tray, and cool completely.
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In a pan add 4 eggs.
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Add needed salt and 1/2 tsp of crushed pepper.
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Scramble the eggs gently.
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Once done, keep it aside.
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In the same pan heat 2 tsp of cooking oil, add 5 finely chopped garlic pods.
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Saute till it becomes slightly brown.
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Now add 1/2 finely chopped onion.
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Saute till it becomes translucent.
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Now add 1/4 cup of finely chopped green onion, 1/4 cup finely chopped carrot, 10 finely chopped green beans.
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Mix everything well and cook on high flame for a minute.
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Now add required salt and 1 tsp of pepper, and combine well.
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Once done, add cooked rice and mix well.
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Finally, add the prepared eggs and turn off the flame, mix gently.
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Sprinkle some green onion and serve.
- While preparing rice, make it a grainy texture (90% cooked rice), and cool completely before adding it.
- You can add 2 tsp of white vinegar while cooking rice, it will make the rice more white.
- Finely chop vegetables so they will be cooked within a minute.
- Once you add the vegetables, turn the high flame on, so the vegetables remain crunchy, it is important for the fried rice.
- You can adjust the crushed pepper according to your taste.
- You can add 1 tsp of soy sauce along with salt and pepper.