cooking the rice
Rinse rice very well till the water runs clear of starch. soak rice in water for 30 mins. drain and keep aside.
In a pot, bring to a gentle boil 4.5 to 5 cups of water with salt and 2 to 3 drops of oil.
Add the soaked and drained rice to the hot water.
On a low to medium flame cook the rice without the lid.
when the rice is just cooked, remove the pot from fire and drain the rice.
you can also gently rinse the rice in water so that they stop cooking and don’t stick to each other. cover the rice and keep aside till the rice cools completely.
Preparing fried rice
when the rice is cooling, chop the veggies finely and keep aside. remember to chop the french beans very finely.
heat oil in a wok or a pan add the garlic and saute for some seconds den also add ginger saute for few more seconds.
Add the spring onions whites/scallions and saute for about 2 minutes.
Then add all the finely chopped veggies increase the flame to a medium or high and stir fry the veggies.
Then add all the finely chopped veggies increase the flame to a medium or high and stir fry the veggies.
The veggies have to be stir fried, till they are almost cooked and yet retain their crunchiness and crispiness.
add the soy sauce, salt and pepper. stir quickly and add the rice. stir fry for a few minutes till the sauce has coated the fried rice well. keep a check when adding salt, as soy sauce already has salt in it.
serve the veg fried rice hot plain or with an Indo-Chinese vegetable gravy.
