Sundays are mostly fun days. Lounging around and lazily eyeing the idiot-box even as all the magazines and fiction call for your attention, pottering around the kitchen is the last thing you want to do. This quick and easy bowl of stir-fried rice is the answer to your sunday cooking woes.
A little bit of this and a dash of that and your hearth is buzzing with simple and clean flavours promising to delight the senses.
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Easy Stir Fried Rice
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3 1x
Description
Nothing to beat a quickie bowl of stir-fried rice on a lazy sunday.
Ingredients
- Cooked Rice - 3 cup (720 ml)
- Onion - 2 large - sliced
- Garlic - 7 to 8 pods - chopped
- Ginger - a small piece - grated
- Carrot - 1 large - julienne
- Bell Pepper - 1 - julienne
- Beans - few - diced diagonally
- Mint Leaves - a few
- Cottage Cheese - 150 grams - cubed meduium
- Soya Sauce - 1 to 2 tbsp (15-30 ml)
- Chilli Sauce - 1 to 2 tbsp (15-30 ml)
- Coriander Leaves - as required for garnish
- Olive Oil / Butter - 2 tbsp (30 ml)
Instructions
- In a wok, add olive oil or butter and as it warms up, tip in the onions. When it turns translucent add the ginger and garlic in to it. As the aroma wafts up the hearth dunk the carrot and beans along with the bell pepper.
- Saute for a few minutes till they are tender.
- Pep it up with Soy and Chilli Sauce giving it a good swirl.
- Add the cottage cheese.
- Season it with salt & pepper.
- Finally add the cooked rice and mix well. Take it off flame.
- Garnish with Coriander Leaves.
- Enjoy with choice accompaniments
Notes
- Left-over rice can also get a glam makeover with this recipe
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320
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Frequently Asked Questions
What role does cottage cheese play in this fried rice?
This recipe includes 150 g of cubed medium-sized cottage cheese as a vegetarian protein source rather than meat or egg. It is added after the vegetables are sautéed in soy and chilli sauce, so the cubes warm through without dissolving completely, adding a mild creamy contrast to the savory, spiced rice.
Can I use leftover rice for this recipe?
Yes. The notes specifically say that leftover rice “can also get a glam makeover with this recipe.” Day-old rice is actually ideal for stir-frying because it is drier and firmer than freshly cooked rice, which means it separates easily in the wok rather than clumping.
