Fried veggie rice is basically just fried rice with a variety of vegetables. It’s a delicious delicacy that combines both the greatness of vegetables and the sweetness of fried rice together in one. This dish involves stir-fry. This delicacy is a great way to make your meals nutritious and healthy as well. Since this dish is going to be filled with vegetables like carrots, pea, red peppers, broccoli and so many other vegetables it is considered a highly nutritious and healthy meal.
Fried veggie rice or Fried rice with vegetables is a versatile dish, it can be prepared in any way you desire with the right ingredients. It’s a very customizable dish and it can be personalized to suit your taste preference. This recipe is an easy one with the proper guide, the dish is going to be quite easy to make if you follow the detailed guide I’ll be giving below.
Fried veggie rice is typically just stir-frying vegetables like carrots, bell peppers, Peas, broccoli and so many others. The vegetables are chopped and stir-fried to one’s desired tenderness and then some cooked rice is added to the stir fry and seasoned with a few seasonings to get the perfect fried veggie rice. With that being said, let’s get started!
Ingredients For Fried Veggie Rice Recipe:
To make fried veggie rice, you will need these few ingredients;
- 2 cups or rice
- Carrots
- Peas
- Broccoli
- Bell peppers {both red and green}
- 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil
- 2 minced cloves of garlic
- 1 onion {diced}
- 2 tablespoon of soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce {optional}
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil {optional}
- Salt
- Pepper
Note that the combination of all the vegetables should add up to one cup. The broccoli, peas, carrot, and bell peppers should all be combined to get exactly 1 cup for these ingredient measurement.
Also note that the measurements given are just for guide purposes. You can adjust it based on serving or any other thing. With that being said, follow the detailed guide below to achieve the best homemade fried veggie rice.
Steps On How To Make Homemade Fried Veggie Rice
Step one: Prepare all you ingredients; Dice your onions, mince your garlic, chop your vegetables and get all your other ingredients ready to be used.
Step two: Cooking the rice; Boil the rice to your desired texture and tenderness. Then let the rice cool off while you stir-fry the vegetables. The rice recommended to use are white rice, jasmine rice or even brown rice for a more healthier meal option.
Stir-frying the vegetables
Step three: Heat up the vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat then sauté the onions and garlic until the onions are translucent and the garlic fragrant.
Step four: Once the onions and garlic are sautéed, add the chopped vegetables and stir fry it for a few minutes until the vegetables start to soften a bit.
Step five: While still stir-frying the vegetables until they become slightly soft, add the cooked rice in the pan and drizzle some soy sauce and oyster sauce if you are going to be using them. Drizzle the sauce on the rice then toss everything together until the vegetables and rice are properly combined.
Step six: Stir-fry the rice and vegetables for a few minutes until it’s heated through. Then season it with some salt and pepper. Feel free to add any other seasonings or adjust the taste to suit your preference. If you are going to be using the sesame oil, then add it while adding the salt and pepper.
Step seven: Remove the pot or pan from heat and serve with chicken or any protein of your choice.
That’s all you need to do to achieve that delightful homemade fried veggie rice.
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Conclusion:
This delicious delicacy is perfect to be eaten anytime of the day. It is enjoyed by many people across the world and it is also enjoyed in social gatherings or parties especially in Nigeria. This is a wonderful and delightful cuisine I greatly suggest you try it out. Also note that you can be flexible and creative with your choice of veggies, it must not be just the ones mentioned in this article, but these are just the basic ingredients you need.
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