how to make fry rice
This vegetable fried rice is an easy one to follow, can be made with any sauce one likes. It can be made in a jiffy with basic ingredients and rice. Chinese Restaurants serve veg fried rice that often taste different from one another. The few ingredients that are used in almost all recipes is the monosodium glutamate called as ajjinomotto and the olive oil or sesame oil. Ajjinomotto or MSG lends a different taste and flavor to the rice that dominates every other ingredient that is used. Due to the controversies associated with it, I do not use it for any of my foods. You can still make a very good vegetable fried rice with out
Tips to make best veg fried rice
- 1. Always use non sticky rice. Cook it al dente and not mushy. A good method to cook rice is to rinse it well to get rid of the starch. Then cook it in a open pot.
- 2. Cool the rice completely before adding it to the pan.
- 3. Do not use cold vegetables from fridge as they let out lot of moisture & turn too soft.
- 4. Always make veg fried rice on the highest flame this lends a unique aroma.
- 5. Veg fried rice can be made without any sauce. But soya sauce imparts a flavor. You can also add any sauce of your choice like schezwan sauce or chilli sauce.
- 6. After cooking the rice, adding a tbsp of oil and tossing will prevent the rice grains from sticking up to each other.