Chinese Fried Rice

A typical Chinese meal consists of two main components; rice and noodles.  Chinese food is popular throughout the world.  Variety of sauces are used in their dishes, but spices and condiments are minimally used unlike Italian cuisine.  This is my first post on a Chinese recipe.  Let us start with the very simple Chinese Fried Rice (veg) – very subtle but tasteful dish.  Can be served with any side dishes with typical Chinese gravy like mushroom chilli, vegetable jalfrazi.  Today I prepared Chilli Capsicum.

Ingredients:

1 cup long-grained rice

1 cup finely chopped mixed vegetables (carrot, cabbage, beans, capsicum)

1 onion, finely chopped

5 to 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped

2 tbsp spring onion greens, chopped

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp ajinomoto

salt to taste

white pepper to taste

for chilli-vinegar

2 tbsp vinegar

1 green chilli, finely chopped

1 tsp soy sauce

1 tbsp olive oil

salt

Method:

Wash and soak rice for 10 to 15 minutes.
Boil rice al dente, drain, keep aside.

Combine all the ingredients for the chilli-vinegar and keep aside.
Warm olive oil in a wok, add the chopped onions and garlic, saute for a minute, do not allow onions to turn brown.

Add the vegetables, increase the flame and saute continuously for few minutes.Add the ajinomoto, salt, pepper, onion greens and combine well.

Put the boiled rice into this and saute and mix again.
Serve hot with Chilli Capsicum and chilli-vinegar.