Stir Fried Rice (vagharela bhat)

I bet you have all guessed that not much blogging got done whilst I was busy shopping online!! I was lucky that my sons were home for Christmas and they took on the challenge of cooking for us by using my blog for the recipes. I was quite impressed by some of the stuff they cooked!!

I made this quick and easy stir fried rice for us all when we were all hungry one midnight after playing Monopoly!! I don’t usually approve of midnight snacks but my boys were home and I was happy to do anything for them!!  I decided  to cook something light and quick for the midnight snack.  I made this quick and easy stir fried rice which we had with plain Greek Yogurt.

• 4 cups cooked plain basmati rice
• 1 medium potato
• ½ cup peas (I used frozen peas)
• 1 onion sliced finely (I used red onion)
• 1 fresh carrot
• 1-2 green chillies for garnishing (optional)
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp turmeric

Method:

1.  You need to make sure you have cooked the rice.  This recipe would  also work with left over rice.

2.  Chop your onions finely.

3.  Dice the potatoes and carrots into very small cubes.

5.  Once the cumin seeds get brown, add the onions and allow them to soften.

6.  Add the potatoes, carrots and peas.

7.  Add the salt and turmeric powder to the vegetables.  Stir well and allow the vegetables to cook for 5-7 minutes or until the potatoes soften. When using frozen peas, you do not need to add any water to the vegetables.  Fresh peas may need some water.

8.  Now add the plain cooked rice to the vegetables and mix in by stirring gently.

9.  Cover the mixture and cook for 2-3 minutes on a low heat.

10.  The rice is ready to serve with love. For special occasions, you can garnish it with cashews and peanuts.