Vegetable Fried Rice | Vegan | Leftover Rice

Though Fried rice is originated in South East Asia, you can find different versions of it all over the world. It is very easy to make and can be made in less than 15 minutes if you have precooked rice. This dish is typically made with ingredients leftover from other dishes. It is served as a main course dish.

The tricky part of this dish is to cook the rice. You need cooked rice which is dry and not soft. So the leftover rice works perfect for this dish. Traditionally eggs are added to the fried rice, but I haven’t added them in this dish. You can go ahead and use tofu if you like. Just scramble the tofu and season it with vinegar and salt and then added it to the dish.

What kind of rice do I need?

I don’t have any preferences but I like to use Basmati or regular rice whichever is available. If you are making fried rice, quantity of water required to make rice, should be lesser than the regular cooked rice.

The leftover rice is much drier than the freshly cooked rice and that is what you look for. If you do not have leftover rice, you can still make it by spreading the freshly cooked rice on a plate and drizzling some butter or oil on top so that the grains don’t stick to each other. Let it completely cool down before you start making this dish. You can also keep the rice in the refrigerator for half an hour to dry out a bit and then make the dish.

Which vegetables can I use?

You can use variety of veggies for this recipe. You can use carrots, peas, cabbage, corn, onions, broccoli, snow peas, baby corn, sliced water chestnuts and bamboo shoots. You can use mushrooms and zucchini too.

Ingredients:

3 cups of cooked rice

2 tbsp soy sauce or tamari ( light or dark)

1 tsp chili sauce (optional)

2 tsp vinegar

2 tbsp water

Salt to taste

1 tsp sugar

1 green chili (optional)

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp minced ginger

1 cup veggies- chopped onions, peas, beans, carrots, corn kernels, green pepper

1/4 cup green onions for garnishing (optional)

1 tbsp olive oil

1/4 tsp pepper powder

Method:

1. Heat oil in a pan, add ginger garlic green chilies and sauté until the raw smell is gone.
2. Add onions and sauté until they are translucent.
3. Add all the other veggies and sauté until half cooked.
4. Add soy sauce, chili sauce and vinegar and water And bring it to a boil.
5. Add sugar and let the sauces simmer for a minute.
6. Add the cooked rice and mix it well. Garnish it with some chopped green onions and sprinkle some pepper powder on top.