Fried Rice e'pice'

 Hey Foodies!!

Welcome back to all things tasty. What is better than a bowl of fried rice and that too in your desi taste. Fried rice is every home staple as a main course or even utilizing left-overs for a quick snack. So, let's divulge into the recipe to make a dish for yourself too!

Ingredients

• A cup of rice
• 2 tablespoons of refined oil
• 
  1 tablespoon of table salt
• 1 inch ginger crushed
• 1 green chili slit into two halves
• 2 medium sized onions sliced
• 
  1 large tomato diced
• 2 cloves of garlic finely chopped
• half a inch ginger finely chopped
• 1 green chili finely chopped
• 1 capsicum sliced
• 1 small carrot sliced
• Half a cup of sweet corn
• Half a teaspoon cumin seeds
• Half a teaspoon mustard seeds
• A few curry leaves
• Half a teaspoon coriander seeds
• 3 tablespoons of mustard oil
• Salt as per taste
• Red chili powder as per taste
• Turmeric powder as per taste
• Half a teaspoon garam masala
• A few roasted peanuts
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Fresh coriander leaves, finely chopped

Procedure

To boil rice

1. Take the rice in a bowl. Wash them with running water 4-5 times. Now, soak them for about half an hour.
2. Take a large vessel and fill it with water. Keep it on high flame. Add salt and refined oil into it.
3. Once the water starts bubbling, add in the rice, crushed ginger and slit green chilis.
4. Cover the vessel and cook rice until 90 percent cooked.
5. Drain off the excess water and keep the boiled rice aside.

To prepare tempering

1. Take a hard bottom pan and add mustard oil. Once the oil heats add in cumin seeds, mustard seeds and curry leaves and let them crackle.
2. Now add finely chopped ginger and garlic and roast. Once the raw aroma goes, add in the onions. Toast them until golden brown. 
3. Now add capsicum and carrots to pan and toast them. Now add boiled sweet corn kernels into it.
4. Lower the flame and add tomatoes. Once the tomatoes get mushier, add the seasoning namely, salt, chili powder, turmeric and garam masala.
5. Add in the roasted peanuts and lemon juice into it.
6. Give all the ingredients a good mix. Now add in the boiled rice. Toss them over lightly and ensure the rice gets spiced evenly.
7. Sprinkle chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

Suggestions

1. You can add green peas too but ensure to boil them well before adding in the mixture.
2. I chose ordinary white rice. You can even choose long grain basmati rice or brown rice.
   
3. I didn't add whole spices like cardamom or cinnamon. You can also add them but ensure that you dry roast them in a pan before, finely grind it into a powder and now add this powder into your tempering.

Hope you will enjoy the recipe and leave your comments!!

Keep munching!!