vegetale fried rice

5 SPICE VEGETABLE FRIED RICE


A Jain version of the all-time favourite veggie fried rice![Tarla Dalal]

Cooking Time : 15 mins.
Preparation Time : 20 mins.

Serves 4.

Ingredients

4 cups 80% cooked rice
¼ cup parboiled and sliced french beans
½ cup sliced coloured capsicums (yellow, red and green)
¼ cup shredded cabbage
¼ cup thinly sliced baby corn
2 tablespoons chopped celery
3 teaspoons 5 spice powder, refer handy tip
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 tablespoons chilli sauce
2 tablespoons oil
Salt to taste

To garnish

2 tablespoons chopped coriander

Method


1. Heat the oil in a wok over a high flame, add all vegetables and cook for 2 minutes on high flame.


2. Add in rice, 5 spice powder, soya sauce, chilli sauce and salt.


3. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.


4. Serve hot.


Tips

5 Spice Powder is a powdered mixture of fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, star anise (dagad phool), schezuan peppers in the ratio 1 : ½ : 1 : 2 : 2.
It is slightly sweet and pungent and has to be stored tightly covered, in a dry place at room temperature.