Chinese StirFriedRice

We often visit a restaurant which serves this wonderful fried rice. This might not be the authentic chinese fried rice, I am sure it is not, but it tastes heavenly all the same and it has all the standard "indo chinese" ingredients. Moreover, it is easy to make, can be had as a meal without any additional dishes. So without much further ado, I present you, our chinese fried rice. (whistles and applauses ;-)

Here is what I used:

Beans, Carrots, Cabbage - Finely chopped(totalling 200 - 250 grams)

Onion - 2 medium size, finely chopped'

Green Chili - 2 slit (Adjust according to taste)

Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp

Garlic - 4 small, coarsely chopped (Adjust according to taste)

Either chicken pieces or vegetables like mushroom, babycorn can also be added.

Small grain Rice - 200 grams, soaked for 10 mins to 30 mins. I use JeeraRice.

Light soy sauce- 1 tbsp

Oil - 2 Tbsp(Peanut oil or sesame oil preferred, but any oil will do)

Salt- as per taste

Red chili sauce - 2 tsp (optional)

Fish sauce - 1 tsp(optional). If you have not used fish sauce till now, you should try it once. I am not a great fan of it, but my husband loves the flavor it adds.

Here comes the how:

- Boil the rice till 3/4 done with salt. To check take a grain of rice and taste, it should be hard but not raw. Drain the water and wash it in cold water to stop the cooking process.Set aside.

- In a non-stick pan or a wok(any vessel which has a light base works well for fried rice) heat 2 tbsp oil. Once the oil is smokey, add the garlic, green chili, onion and reduce the flame to low.saute till onion turns translucent. 

- Increase the heat to high-Add all the vegetables and saute for 2 minutes or till the vegetables are done but still crisp. 

- In high heat, add the soy sauce, salt. Add the cooked rice.Mix with a flat wooden spatula slowly so that the rice does not get mushy. Keep tossing the rice every 1/2 minute so that the heat is distributed evenly to the rice.

- After 4 minutes, add the red chili sauce and fish sauce, if using. Mix and take off the heat

- Rice is ready to eat

Suggestions : 

You can add mushroom / babycorn / scrambled eggs / chicken to the rice for a difference.