FRIED RICE AND CHILLI CHICKEN

Fried rice is a dish of cooked rice that has been stir-fried in a wok or a frying pan and is usually mixed with other ingredients such as eggs, vegetables, seafood, or meat. It is often eaten by itself or as an accompaniment to another dish.

SERVES : 4

FRIED RICE

INGREDIENTS

• 250 gms ( chicken boiled with salt, pepper and shredded )

• 1 onion

• 10 -12 Beans

• 2 Carrot

• 2 Green chillies

• 1 tbsp chopped ginger

• 1 tbsp chopped garlic

• 1 packet mushrooms

• Few spring onion leaves

• 500 gms rice

• 2 Eggs

• 2 tbsp soya sauce

• Salt to taste

• oil

METHOD

1. Finely chop beans and carrots, green chillies, garlic and ginger.

2. Clean and wash mushrooms. Wash rice few times

3. Boil 10 -12 cups water in a large pot add rice and cook till al dente. Rice should be grainy and not mushy.

4. Drain off the rice to remove extra water and cook it covered till done.

5. Heat oil add green chillies, ginger, garlic.

6. Add onions and sautee. Add finely chopped vegetables and mushrooms.

7. Add boiled and shredded chicken.

8. Add chopped spring onions. Mix it well.

9. You can also add well beaten egg to this mixture.

10. Add salt and pepper.

11. Stir in soya sauce and mix it well.

12. In a wok / frying pan add this vegetables and chicken mixture to the rice and mix it well.

13. Serve it hot with chilli chicken gravy.

CHILLY CHICKEN GRAVY

• 3 whole legs chicken / 500 gms chicken ( debone the chicken, cut it into cubes and use it for chilli chicken. Bones can be used to make stock for sauce)

• Salt to taste

• 1/2 tsp chilli pd

• 2 onions

• 3 tbsp soya sauce

• 2-3 whole red chillies break into small pieces

• 4-5 tbsp cornflour

• 3 tbsp tomato sauce

• 1/2 Red bell pepper

• 1/2 Yellow bell pepper

METHOD

1. De bone chicken and cut them into small cubes.

2. Marinate these pieces with salt, chilli pd and 1 tbsp soya sauce and 2 tbsp cornflour and keep aside in the fridge for half an hour.

3. Shallow fry the marinated chicken cubes. Keep aside.

4. Finely chop ginger and garlic.

5. Quarter onions, red bell pepper and yellow pepper .

6. Mix soya sauce, tomato sauce, salt, 2 tbsp cornflour and 3 cups of water /chicken stock. Keep it aside

7. Heat oil sautee chopped ginger, garlic and whole red chillies.

8. Add onoins and bell peppers fry a little.

9. Now add fried chicken and mix it well cook for sometime with 1 cup water till done.

10. Add the sauce mixture and cook till the gravy is semi thick.

11. Serve with fried rice.