Vegetarian Spicy Fried Rice

Vegetarian Spicy Fried Rice

Do not use freshly cooked rice for this recipe, or it will become gummy after cooking in the pan. Use leftover rice from the day before, or if you don't have the time, prepare the rice, let it cool and dry out, for about 2 hours. If the rice is still too wet, it will stick together.

Ingredients:

2 tbs cooking oil
2 cups cooked rice
1 garlic clove, minced
4 fresh red chilis, chopped
1 cup button mushrooms, cut into pieces

1/2 cup green beans, cut into pieces

1 cup onion, chopped
1 carrot, cut into pieces

1 cup mixed vegetable cut into pieces (cabbage, cauli flower etc)

Sauce mixture:

2 Tbs soy sauce

1/2Tbs Fish sause

2 Tbs Oyster sause

1/2 tsp. white pepper, ground

Directions:

Heat oil over medium heat and fry garlic and chilis until garlic is light brown. Add onions, long beans, carrot, and mushrooms and stir. Cook 1 minute and add rice. Stir to combine and fry 1 minute. Add sauce mixture and stir until evenly distributed. Add basil leaves, stir, and remove from heat. Serve hot.

Pol Sambola (Spicy Coconut Chutney)

Ingredients:

1 cup grated coconut
5-6 small red onion
1 tbs Chilly pieces or 2-3 dried chilly
1 tsp salt
Juice of a lime

Directions:

Grind all ingredients except lime  to a fine paste with a mortar and pestle or use a grinder.
Then add lime juice & mix well.
Taste for salt.

Chicken Curry

Description

A thick gravy spicy dish for rice

Ingredients

Chicken- about 1kg
Onion- 4 large
Tomato- 2
Ginger grated - 2tsp
Garlic minced 12 cloves
Green chilli- 4 slit
Coriander powder - 4tbsp
Chilli powder - 2tbsp
Pepper powder - 1tsp
Curry powder - 1tbsp
Clove - 4
Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
Cardomom - 5
Fennal seeds 1tsp
Salt
Curry leaves

Preparation

Cut the chicken into small pieces.

 Pat dry and marinate with a little salt and turmeric.

 In a shallow vessel put some oil and heat. When hot add 1 tsp of fennel,cloves, cardomom and cinnammon.

When fry add the thinly slices onion and fry till brown.

Add ginger, garlic and green chillies and fry.

Add the diced tomatoes and fry till dry. Now add chilli powder, coriander powder and curry powder and fry till oil starts separating.

Now add the chicken pieces and salt and fry till the mix coats on it.

Now add the pepper powder and cook covered on low flame. Check after 10 minutes. Water must have come out of the chicken. Give the curry a stir. If you need more gravy add water at this stage. Cook uncovered until the chicken is properly cooked. Garnish with curry leaves.

Tip

1. You can add some thick coconut milk to this curry if you need more gravy. But do not boil after that.