Fried Rice with mixed vegetables

Fried rice is one of our favorite dishes. It is tasty & easy to prepare. On the other way it is a good way of using left over rice. Fried rice comes well when we cook using left over rice. If the rice is sticky, we cannot get the correct taste. Also we can convert it to a balanced meal by adding some meat, seafood & vegetables.

Here is my recipe of making fried rice. But here I used vegetables only.

 

Ingredients (For 2 portions)

2 cups of cooked rice

1 cup of mixed vegetables chopped (carrot, beans, green peas, spring onion etc)

1 onion sliced

Butter or vegetable oil

Soy sauce

Method

Heat 2 tbspn butter/oil in a pan, once it starts smoking; Add onion & sauté.

When the onions are tender, add the mixed vegetable and mix well.

Now add rice. Mix well

Allow to fry for about 5 minutes, but keep stirring.

Add about 1 tbspn soy sauce at this stage & mix well.

Fried rice is ready to serve.

Now I am sharing this with the event 'Fast Food but not Fat food' started by Priya & Guest hosting by Archana.Ok why I share this for the event? for me this is a fast dish with all nutrients in.I use as many as vegetables & my meal is ready in half an hour.As a full time working professional,this is my option for those days I come home late.I think this is better than buying food outside.

Cream of Cauliflower & Broccoli Soup

Both Broccoli & Cauliflower are our favorite vegetables. So most of the week I buy them. Today it is almost Thursday, and I wanted to finish all the vegetables in my fridge as I will not be able to cook tomorrow. This is my planning of not to waste food. Saturday is the day for us for marketing & with the new vegetables, I know some of left overs will be wasted.

I found that I have some broccoli & cauliflower left in the fridge. How to use it? Stir-fry, Stew or soup? Yes, a soup. Because me & my husband both are soup lovers!!!

While browsing for a soup recipe, I found few recipes for ‘Cream of Broccoli & Cauliflower Soup’. I adapted it according to our taste & here is my recipe.

Ingredients (for 2 servings)

Handful of Cauliflower

Handful of Broccoli

1 medium size onion diced

2 cups of water

1 tsp corn flour

1 cup fresh milk

1 cup Vegetable stock (optional)

1 tbsp vegetable oil

Method

Wash & cut broccoli & cauliflower into florists.

Heat oil in a pan & when it is hot, add onion. Sauté it.

Once the onion looks tender, add cauliflower & broccoli & mix well.

Now add 2 cups of water together with the stock, mix well.

Simmer for about 10 minutes or until the vegetables become soft. But do not overcook.

Once it is tender, take out the vegetables & blend it with fresh milk. Also add corn flour to the mix ,stir well & blend.

Now mix well this with the remaining water in the pan. Simmer until the soup is thick. Stir while simmering.

Adjust salt & pepper.

Sharing this recipe with the event  Veggie/Fruit A month -Cauliflower at Tiffin Carrier Antic/Que's!  Guest hosting by Tiffin Carrier Antic/Que's! & the event started by Priya