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Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients
  • Basmati Rice - 4 cups
  • Water - 6 cups
  • Carrot, Beans, Baby Corn, Capsicum - 1/2 cup each (cut lengthwise of same size)
  • Clove - 4-5 nos:
  • Black Pepper - 8-10 nos:
  • Cinnamon - 1-2 pieces
  • Onion - 2 nos: (cut lengthwise)
  • Cashew, Raisins - as required
  • Salt - as required
  • Ghee - 8-10 tbsp
  • Pineapple Essence - 1/2 tsp (optional)
  • Yellow Food Color - a pinch  (optional)
Preparation Method
  1. Wash and soak the rice for about 1 hr.
  2. Drain the water and keep the rice in strainer for about 30 mins: to remove the water.
  3. Boil 6 cups of water.
  4. In a thick bottom pan or pressure cooker, heat 3 tbsp of ghee.
  5. Splutter clove, cinnamon and black pepper.
  6. Add rice and fry for 5 mins: in medium flame.
  7. Add boiled water and salt, mix well, keep the lid closed and cook for 20 mins:  (till the rice cooked and water evaporated completely. Add pineapple essence while cooking the rice, if you like the flavor).
  8. In a wok bring 4 tbsp of ghee, roast cashew and raisins and keep aside.
  9. In that ghee fry onion till golden brown and keep aside.
  10. Add beans, carrot and baby corn and saute for 5 mins: (add a pinch of salt to the vegetables) and keep aside.
  11. Saute capsicum and keep aside.
  12. In a pan/casserole add  tbsp ghee.
  13. Add half part of the cooked rice to the pan/casserole and spread evenly.
  14. Add half of the sauteed vegetables, capsicum, cashew, raisins and onion and spread evenly.
  15. Add rest of the rice to the top of the vegetables and spread evenly.
  16. Dissolve the color in 1/4 cup of water and sprinkle on the top of the rice, if required.
  17. Add the remaining vegetables, capsicum, cashew, raisins and onion and spread evenly.
  18. Keep the lid close for 10-15 mins:
  19. Serve the hot and delicious Vegetable Fried Rice with veg:/non-veg gravy and pappad. (While serving take the rice from the side, not from the top; then you will get a genuine portion of rice and vegetables)

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