Quick Fried Rice

This is my standard recipe. It is quick and you can use whatever vegetables you have available. 

The chicken and egg are optional. 

Ingredients

• 1 cup basmati rice ,boiled to 80% and kept aside
• 1 1/2 medium size carrots cut into small cubes
• 15-20 french beans cut into small pieces
• 1 1/2 cup cabbage chopped
• 1/4 spring onions chopped small
• 1/4 cup celery chopped (optional)
• 1/4 cup chives chopped small (optional)
• 1 tbsp chopped/pounded ginger garlic
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp vinegar
• 11/2  tsp dark soya
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tsp pepper

For chicken egg fried rice : 

Method

• Warm the oil in a wok or kadhai
• Add the ginger garlic and stir fry till it is fragrant
• Add chopped celery and stir fry for few seconds
• Add carrots and beans and stir fry for a minute or so
• Add the chopped cabbage and continue to stir fry for few seconds
• Add half the spring onions and half the chives and stir fry for few seconds
• Add the rice and mix it in well without letting it break
• Mix the soya sauce ,vinegar ,sugar ,salt and pepper in a bowl and then add it to the rice  and stir fry for few minutes on high flame
• Now (optional) add the scrambled eggs and stir fried chicken and mix it in well
• Taste the fried rice for salt and add accordingly.
• Add the remaining spring onions and chives keeping a tablespoon for garnishing.
• Serve hot with a vegetable stir fry ( check the recipes section for more )