Veg Fried Rice | How to make Veg Fried Rice

Ingredients of Veg Fried Rice:-

For Cooking Rice:-

• 1 cup long grained rice or basmati rice
• 4 to 5 cups water
• ½ tsp salt
• 2-3 drops of oil

Other Ingredients:-

• 2 tbsp oil 
• 2 medium carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 medium onion, diced
• ½ cup  peas
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic, finely chopped 
• 3 tsp soy sauce or more to taste
• 1 tsp rice vinegar or regular vinegar
• ½ tsp black pepper powder
• 1 star anise (chakri phool)
• 1 tbsp salt or as required

Instructions:-

For Cooking Rice:-

1. Rinse 1 cup of basmati rice in water 2-3 times. Soak the rice in 1.5 cups of water for 20 minutes. Drain and keep aside.
2. In a pot, Boil 3.5 cups of water with salt and 2-3 drops of oil.
3. Add the rice in the hot water.
4. On a medium flame cook the rice without the lid.
5. When the rice is cooked, remove the pot from the fire and drain the rice in a colander.
6. Keep aside till the rice cools completely.

Making Veg Fried Rice:-

1. Heat butter or oil in a pan. Firstly, add the star anise and fry for some seconds.
2. Add the garlic and saute for some seconds. No need to brown the garlic. At this stage, you can also add ginger.
3. Add the spring onions & chili and saute for about 2 minutes.
4. Then add all the finely chopped veggies. stir fry the veggies on medium flame.
5. You have to continuously toss and stir while frying so that the veggies are uniformly cooked and do not get burnt.
6. The veggies have to be stir-fried, till they are almost cooked and yet retain their crunchiness and crispiness.
7. Add the soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Stir quickly and add the rice. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes till the sauce has coated the rice well. Keep a check when adding salt, because soy sauce already has salt in it.
8. Serve the fried rice with salad or raita or curd.