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4 quick and easy fried rice recipes you can make at home in less than 10 steps
The best part about cooking fried rice? You get to use up leftover veggies and rice. Chef Ivan Cheiregatti from Hyatt Regency gives us some quick and delicious fixes
A Chinese takeout special, fried rice is relatively easy to prepare and has limitless possibilities. While most people might think that it needs accompaniments, a good bowl of fried rice can hold the fort, all its on your own. If you're looking for a one-pot meal that's full of flavour Vogue spoke to Chef Ivan Cheiregatti, executive chef, Hyatt Regency Delhi, to share fried rice recipes that you can whip up at home in no time. Want a side to go with your rice? Try these Chinese starters and make it a full spread out of it.
1. Recipe: Mixed vegetable fried rice with sesame
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
100gm plain Japanese rice
10ml oil
5gm garlic, chopped
15gm red bell pepper, chopped
15gm yellow bell pepper, chopped
15gm green pepper, chopped
15gm baby corn, chopped
15gm carrot, chopped
15gm onion, chopped
15gm shiitake, chopped
Salt as per taste
4gm black pepper crust
20ml garlic soy sauce
5ml sesame oil
10gm unsalted butter
5gm spring onion
5gm mix sesame seeds
Method:
1
Boil the rice till it's 90 per cent done; it will cook all the way through when it's tossed with the vegetables and sauce.
2
Take a non-stick pan, heat oil, add garlic and sauté it. Add all the vegetables and sauté on a high flame for 3-4 minutes until they are slightly tender.
3
Gradually add the cooked rice to the vegetables and add sesame oil. Toss till completely mixed.
4
Add garlic flavoured soya sauce and butter, and cook for 7-8 minutes.
5
Add salt and pepper to taste, and mix well.
6
Garnish with chopped spring onion and sesame seeds, and serve hot.
2. Recipe: Thai sticky egg fried rice
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
100gm plain sticky rice
10ml oil
5gm garlic, chopped
50gm egg
15gm bell peppers, chopped
15gm tomato, chopped
10gm kaffir lime leaf
10gm red chilli, chopped
15gm lemon grass, chopped
15gm carrot, chopped
15gm onion, chopped
5gm spring onion, chopped
50gm shrimp
15gm coriander root, chopped
20ml garlic soy sauce
10gm butter, unsalted
Salt as per taste
4gm black pepper crust
1 lemon
5gm coriander, chopped
Method:
1
Boil the rice till it's 90 per cent done.
2
Take a non-stick pan, heat oil, add garlic and add the egg and let it cook. Once ready, keep it aside.
3
Add all the vegetables with shrimp except coriander root, sauté it on high flame for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables becomes slightly tender.
4
Take the rice and gradually mix it with the vegetables and egg, add coriander root and cook it for some time until everything is mixed.
5
Add garlic flavoured soya sauce, butter and mix it all together for 7-8 minutes.
6
Add the salt and pepper as per taste.
7
Transfer the preparation to a bowl. Season with chopped coriander and a squeeze of lemon, and serve hot.
3. Recipe: Barbeque Chicken and Mushroom fried rice
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
100gm plain Japanese rice
10ml oil
10gm garlic
50gm chicken leg, boneless
15gm onion, chopped
15gm corn kernel
15gm button mushroom, chopped
15gm white fungus, chopped
15gm black fungus, chopped
1 egg
20ml garlic soy sauce
10gm butter, unsalted
40gm tomato ketchup
10gm chilli paste
10gm veg aromatic
Salt as per taste
4gm black pepper crust
5gm spring onion, chopped
Method:
1
First boil the rice. Keep the doneness of the cooked boiled rice only 90% because the rest 10% will be cooked with vegetables and sauce.
2
Take a non-stick pan, heat the oil, add garlic, cook the chicken and keep it aside.
3
Add all the vegetables, mushroom, chicken and egg and sauté it on high flame for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables become slightly tender.
4
Take the rice and gradually mix it with all the vegetables and meat. Cook it for some time until everything is mixed and cooked.
5
Add garlic flavoured soy sauce, butter, ketchup, chilli paste, veg aromatic and mix it all together for 7-8 minutes.
6
Add the salt and pepper seasoning as per taste.
7
Take it out in a bowl. Top with chopped spring onions and serve it hot.
4. Recipe: Thai sticky spicy shrimp fried rice
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
100gm plain sticky rice
10ml oil
5gm garlic, chopped
50gm shrimp
15gm bell peppers, chopped
15gm tomato, chopped
15gm carrot, chopped
15gm onion, chopped
5gm spring onion, chopped
10gm butter, unsalted
10gm kaffir lime leaf
10gm red chilli, chopped
15gm lemon grass, chopped
15gm coriander root, chopped
20ml garlic soy sauce
Salt as per taste
4gm black pepper crust
1 lemon
5gm coriander, chopped
Method:
1
Boil the rice till it's 90 per cent done.
2
Take a non-stick pan, heat oil, add garlic and add the shrimp and let it cook. Once ready, keep it aside.
3
Add all the vegetables with shrimp except coriander root, sauté it on high flame for 3-4 minutes until the vegetables becomes slightly tender.
4
Take rice and gradually mix it with the vegetables and shrimp, add coriander root and cook it for some time until everything is mixed.
5
Add garlic flavoured soy sauce, butter and mix it all together for 7-8 minutes.
6
Add the salt and pepper as per taste.
7
Transfer it to a bowl. Put chopped coriander and little lemon drops on top and serve it hot.
Pro tip: To get the perfect fried rice texture in all recipes, use pre-cooked, day-old rice.
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