veg-fried-rice

2 cups Basmati Rice (Uncooked)
3 carrots
3/4 cup chopped cabbage
1/2 medium green bell pepper
1/3 cup frozen french cut green beans
3 green chillies chopped very fine (adjust as per your taste)
1/2" ginger piece grated
2 garlic cloves chopped very fine
2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp red chilli sauce
Salt and pepper as per your taste
4 tbsp Oil

Wash thoroughly and cook basmati rice in electric rice cooker with few drops of oil. Once done, spread it on a tray and cool. Make sure rice is not mushy.

In a wok, pour the oil and add ginger, green chillies and garlic. Once they turn golden brown colour add all the vegetables and add some salt and pepper.

Let them cook until half done on slightly high heat. Now add soy sauce, red chilli sauce and add the cooked rice. Make sure the vegetables are not completely cooked, it should have a bite to it.

Taste and adjust salt and pepper as per your taste.

mango rice

Mamidikaya Pulihora
1 big raw mango (peeled and grated)
4 cups sona masoori rice cooked
3 to 4 tbsp oil
8-10 green chillies slit length wise(adjust as per your taste level)
3-4 dry red chillies (adjust as per your taste level)
2 tbsp peanuts
2 tsp chana dal (Bengal gram dal)
2 tsp urad dal (Black gram dal)
2 tsp mustard seeds
1 sprig curry leaves
salt as per taste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder

Heat oil in a wide pan and add green chillies, dry red chillies, peanuts, chana dal, urad dal, mustard seeds and asafoetida
Once they start golden brown in color add curry leaves and grated mango. Mix it for a minute and turn off the heat
Sprinkle the turmeric powder and a little salt on mango mixture and mix thoroughly. Now add the rice and add some more salt as per taste and mix the whole thing until everything comes together