How to Do Things

Fried rice is an extremely popular dish in Southeast Asia and especially in China and India. It’s a great way to put to good use leftover food. Fried rice has become extremely common form of fast food all around Europe America and some parts of Africa. Curry fried rice, Hawaiian fried rice, Thai fried rice and Cha Han, etc. are some popular types of fried rice. Fried rice is prepared with already cooked rice and comes in both vegetarian and non vegetarian variants. In this article we shall take a look at the some basic methods of cooking both, vegetarian and non vegetarian fried rice variants, easily at home.

Vegetarian Variant:

Ingredients required:

• 2-3 Cups of cooked rice
• a couple of onions
• 50gms of peas
• few mushrooms
• French beans
• spices
• olive oil
• garlic
• misc. vegetables of your choice
• 1/4^th cup of water
• salt to taste
• a wok or a deep saucepan and a ladle

Chop the onions and mushrooms to small pieces and the French beans to slightly long pieces. Place the wok on the stove and pour in the oil. Let the oil begin to steam slightly then add the onions and keep stirring till golden brown. Now add crushed garlic or ginger garlic paste and all the spices. Add in the rice and keep tossing and stirring till the oil is evenly spread over all the rice. Make sure there are no chunks of rice. Now add the peas, mushrooms and all the other vegetables you have. Stir well to ensure even cooking, add a little water if required. Fry till rice turns a little brown. Take it off the stove and serve hot.

For variations you can always add different vegetables every time. There is no hard and fast rule on how to make fried rice. Add some seasoning and pepper to suit your taste.

Non Vegetarian Variant:

Ingredients required:

• 2-3 cups of cooked rice
• 5 ounces chicken
• couple of onions
• 25-30gms of green peas
• French beans
• 3-4 eggs
• Spices
• Olive oil
• Garlic
• Salt to taste
• Wok or a deep saucepan and a ladle

Chop the onions and chicken to small pieces and the French beans to slightly long pieces. First cook the chicken slightly in some oil. Again place the wok on the stove and heat the oil. Once steaming slightly add onion and keep stirring till golden brown. Add some crushed garlic or ginger garlic paste and all the spices. Take the eggs and add it to your preparation. When the eggs are slightly cooked add the rice and keep tossing and stirring. Once completely mixed add the semi cooked chicken pieces, the chopped French beans and any other vegetables you might want. Keep stirring to ensure even cooking and add a little water if required. Keep frying till chicken pieces and rice are completely cooked. Serve hot.

For variations you can add any other meat of your choice. You could also add the eggs only and it would still taste awesome. Alternatively you can serve the eggs separately. Add some seasoning and pepper to suit your taste.