BASMATI FRIED RICE

Hey Lovelies,
It's been a cool and kind of slow week for me. The Nairobi sun has been giving us glimpses of a sunny month to come. Speaking of which, it's less than a week before August is over! That's a bit scary considering it was just 'yesterday' that I was telling someone happy new month. Well, it feels like it was yesterday. Enough about that, today's recipe is a simple Basmati Fried Rice dish. This recipe just went well with my slow week and me feeling lazy. The best part of making fried rice is that literally half the work is done for you. You get to use your left overs and just throw in whatever you fancy to make it a complete meal. I love Basmati rice.It has that tantalizing sweet aroma and when you cook it doesn't get sticky like other varieties, unless you just drown it in too much water. You can eat Basmati rice on its own without having any sides, that is how good it is, somehow it is just sweet without any additions. My Basmati Fried rice has very few ingredients as compared to traditional fried rice so it's quite easy to whip up and you get all that deliciousness of rice that has been fried. So here is my simple fried rice recipe that I hope you will try it out.
Ingredients

1 Bowl left over white rice
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
1 Tablespoon Garlic
1/2 Cup Green Bell Pepper
1/2 Cup Red Onions
1 Bunch Cilantro
2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

Method

Heat a pan/ skillet and add the chopped onions
Cook until the onions become translucent and start to brown

 Add in the crushed garlic

Let the garlic and onions cook until the garlic turns brown

Add in the chopped green pepper

Cook the onions, garlic and green bell pepper until they become soft

After a few minutes add in the left over rice and let it cook

Now mix the ingredients so that all the ingredients are evenly distributed and incorporated

Add in the chopped cilantro (dhania)

Gently mix completely and let the rice cook
You can taste to see if the dish needs more salt and you can add

Drizzle in the Soy sauce, mix and let the fried rive cook for a few more minutes

The fried rice will have a lovely mix of different colors and flavors from all the beautiful ingredients

You can have your basmati fried rice as is or you can serve with a side, stew or soup
Enjoy!

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BASMATI FRIED RICE

by Mulunga Alukwe August-25-2017

Ingredients

• 1 Bowl Rice (cooked left over)
• 1 Teaspoon Salt
• 2 Tablespoons Soy Sauce
• 1 Tablespoon Garlic
• 1/2 Cup Green Bell Pepper
• 1/2 Cup Red Onions
• 1 Bunch Cilantro
• 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil

Instructions

Heat a pan/ skillet and add the chopped onions. Cook until the onions become translucent and start to brown. Add in the crushed garlicAdd in the chopped green pepper. Cook the onions, garlic and green bell pepper until they become softAdd the Basmati Rice. Now mix the ingredients so that all the ingredients are evenly distributed and incorporatedAdd in the chopped cilantro (dhania). Gently mix completely and let the rice cook. You can taste to see if the dish needs more salt and you can addDrizzle in the Soy sauce, mix and let the fried rive cook for a few more minutesServe immediately as is or with stew, vegetables even meats

Details

Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins Yield: 2 Servings