VEGETABLE FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

• 500 gms medium grain rice
• 100 gms carrots cut into julienne
• 100 gms french beans cut into diagonal
• 100 gms peas
• 50 gms onion chopped  
• 100 gms spring onions chopped
• 1 tsp ginger chopped
• 1½ tsp garlic chopped
• 2 green chilli chopped
• 1½ tsp soya sauce
• 4 tbsp refined oil
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• Pinch of ajinomoto (optional)
• Salt to taste

Method :

     
• Wash the rice till water turns clear
• Put the rice in a cooking utensil with water & let it cook on medium heat
• Add a little salt & 1 tbsp refined oil
• Once rice is nearly done, drain the water let it cool & loosen
• Boil the carrots, beans & peas separately for 2 mins
• Pour refined oil into a wok
• Place it over medium heat
• Fry the chopped onions, garlic & ginger till golden brown
• Then add the boiled vegetables, green chilli & stir fry for about 3 mins
• Add salt as per taste 
• Add soya sauce & black pepper
• Toss the cooked rice into this wok
• Mix the rice & other ingredients together for 2-3 mins
• Keep stirring as you mix the rice
• Add & mix the chopped spring onions into the rice, vegetables & ajinomoto (optional)
• Sprinkle some sesame oil into the fried rice for additional flavouring
• Serve the fried rice hot