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    Home » Cuisine » Indo-Chinese

    Vegetable Fried Rice

    Published: Apr 1, 2015 · Last Modified: Aug 24, 2022 by Kanan Patel / 8 Comments

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    Vegetable fried rice recipe - Most popular fried rice recipe from Indo-Chinese cuisine. Very simple yet delicious veg fried rice.

    Vegetable Fried Rice in a bowl with noodles and machurian in the back.

    As you know that the chinese meal is not complete without any rice dish (it can be a simple steamed rice). On side gravy dish is served.

    In Indo-chinese restaurants, taste and spice level may vary from one to another. Many serves spicy veg fried rice, this spicy taste comes from the chilli sauce. I have seen many add red chili powder. But here I have made very less spicy. I have just added a touch of green chilli.

    I always like milder version of  fried rice, so I can have it with spicy or chili-garlic flavored gravy on side.

    This fried rice is easy to make if you have leftover rice handy. It is best to use a day old rice, as they are drier because stored in refrigerator and rice grains will stay separated after tossing them with veggies.

    But here I have mentioned ‘how to cook rice’ and that method also gives each and every rice grain separated. So Fresh or old, both will work just fine.

    Check out other fried rice recipes,
    Schezwan fried rice  //  Mushroom fried rice // Paneer fried rice

    Step By Step Photo Instructions:

    1) First cook the rice by following this method. Use oil instead of ghee while making it for fried rice. Approximately ¾ cup of raw rice will give you 3 cups of cooked rice. Let the rice cool down a little bit.Fluff up the rice and make sure that there are no lumps of cooked rice.

    2) Meanwhile do the preparation, chop all the veggies.

    3) Heat the sesame oil in a pan or wok on medium-high heat. Once hot add chopped ginger, garlic and green chili. Saute for a minute.

    Collage of 2 images showing veggies in a plate and sauteing ginger, garlic, chili in a pan.

    4) Then add chopped onions.

    5) Cook till they becomes translucent.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and cooking onion.

    6) Then add rest of the vegetables (beans, carrots, bell pepper, cabbage, green onion).

    7) Mix well and cook with stirring frequently as we are cooking it on medium-high heat.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding and cooking veggies.

    8) Cook for 2-3 minutes, they will start to soften. We don’t want mushy vegetables, they should have crunch in it.

    9) Add steamed rice, salt and pepper.

    Collage of 2 images showing adding rice and salt, pepper.

    10) Mix well.

    11) Lastly add soy sauce and mix gently till incorporated well.

    Collage of 2 images showing mixed rice and adding, mixing soy sauce.

    Remove it to a serving bowl. garnish with chopped greens of spring onion.

    For a variation, You can add or remove the vegetables as per your choice. you can use mushrooms, baby corn, bean sprouts.

    To add protein here, you can add chopped or crumbled tofu, soya chunks. If you eat eggs, then you can add scrambled egg or chopped hard boiled egg.

    Serving suggestion: Serve this veg fried rice with any indo-chinese gravy dish e.g. vegetable manchurian, gobi manchurian gravy, chilli paneer, paneer manchurian.

    Vegetable Fried Rice in a bowl.

    Did you try this vegetable fried rice recipe? I’d love to hear about it! Leave a review in the comment section below.

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    Vegetable Fried Rice

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    Vegetable fried rice recipe - Most popular fried rice recipe from Indo-Chinese cuisine. Very simple yet delicious veg fried rice.
    Author: Kanan
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Indo Chinese
    Calories: 261kcal
    Servings 3
    Prep Time 15 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    US measuring cups are used (1 cup = 240 ml) See details

    Ingredients  

    • 3 cups Cooked rice loosely packed
    • 1 tablespoon Sesame oil
    • 2 teaspoons Garlic finely chopped
    • 2 teaspoon Ginger finely chopped
    • 1 Green chilies chopped finely, optional
    • ⅓ cup Red onion finely chopped
    • 10-12 or ½ cup Green beans (French beans) finely chopped
    • ½ cup Carrot finely chopped
    • ½ cup Capsicum (Green bell pepper) finely chopped
    • ½ cup Cabbage finely chopped
    • ⅓ cup Spring onion (green onion or scallion) White part, finely chopped
    • Salt to taste
    • Black pepper powder to taste
    • 1 tablespoons Soy sauce
    • 1 tablespoon Spring onion (green onion or scallion) Green stalks, for garnishing

    Instructions 

    • First cook the rice. Approximately ¾ cup of raw rice will give you 3 cups of cooked rice.
    • Let the rice cool down a little bit. Fluff up the rice and make sure that there are no lumps of cooked rice.
    • Also chop all the veggies.
    • Heat the sesame oil in a pan or wok on medium-high heat.
    • Once hot add chopped ginger, garlic and green chili. Saute for a minute.
    • Then add chopped onions. Cook till they becomes translucent.
    • Then add rest of the vegetables. Mix well and cook with stirring frequently as we are cooking it on medium-high heat.
    • Cook for 2-3 minutes, they will start to soften.
    • Add steamed rice, salt and pepper. Mix well.
    • Lastly add soy sauce and mix gently till incorporated well.
    • Remove it to a serving bowl. garnish with chopped greens of spring onion.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 261kcal | Carbohydrates: 48.2g | Protein: 5.5g | Fat: 5.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.7g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 709mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3.7g
    *Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving
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    1. Rajni

      November 22, 2019 at 12:40 pm

      Nice, easy to cook at home,

      Reply
      • Kanan

        November 27, 2019 at 9:08 am

        glad that you find it easy

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    2. Amruta Pathak

      June 03, 2019 at 6:25 am

      Thanks for writing this great article! It’s very informative, and you included some great points to the equally great recipe of veg fried rice. Its my one of the favorite dish. Thanks again for this post!5 stars

      Reply
      • Kanan

        June 07, 2019 at 11:07 am

        Glad that you find it helpful

        Reply
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