Name: Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati rice; Ghee/Butter to fry; Vegetables:; 1/4 cup Carrot, Beans, Green peas (carrot & beans cut to 1/2 inch long pieces); 10 nos Raisins & Cashews; 1 tsp Garam masala; Ginger (garlic paste – 1 tsp); 1/4 of Onion – 2 nos(chopped lengthwise (large); 4 nos Green chillies – 3 (chopped lengthwise); 1/2 tsp Lemon juice; Water to boil the rice; Coriander leaves (Few, finely chopped); 3 tbsp Oil – 2; Salt (As reqd)

Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice

Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice is one of the easiest vegetarian dishes prepared with basmati rice and a choice of healthy vegetables. No soy sauce is used in Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice and hence different from Indo-Chinese dishes. The dish is unique and traditional with fried Basmati rice cooked with a variety of chopped veggies and garnished with aromatic ingredients. Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice is best enjoyed with Gobi Manchurian. Non-vegetarians can opt for chicken dishes or any other spicy gravy of your choice. You can explore a well detailed Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice here.

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati rice
Ghee/Butter to fry
Vegetables:
1/4 cup Carrot, Beans, Green peas carrot & beans cut to 1/2 inch long pieces
10 nos Raisins & Cashews
1 tsp Garam masala
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
1/4 of Onion – 2 nos(chopped lengthwise large
4 nos Green chillies – 3 chopped lengthwise
1/2 tsp Lemon juice
Water to boil the rice
Coriander leaves Few, finely chopped
3 tbsp Oil – 2
Salt As reqd

Instructions

For preparing Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice, first wash the rice and spread it out to let the water drain.
Pour ghee into a hot kadai.
Add ginger-garlic paste and rice and fry it. Keep the fried rice aside.
:- The mixture of ginger garlic and Basmati rice smells very good!
Add oil to a pan and fry 3/4 of the chopped onions and green chillies.
Add garam masala and vegetables also and stir fry.
Once they are half cooked, add the rice that was kept aside and add 2 cups of water.
Close the container and let the rice and vegetables cook together.
Heat some ghee in a kadai.
Fry the raisins and cashews and keep aside.
Fry the rest of the onions to crisp.
:- It will become dark brown in colour.
After the rice is cooked, pour lemon juice and mix.
Transfer the kerala style fried rice to a serving bowl and decorate with fried onions, raisins and cashews and the chopped coriander leaves on top.
:- Making Time of Kerala style vegetable fried rice : 25-30 mins.
:- Serve the vegetable fried rice with raitha, papad, and lemon pickle to vegetarians. Add with boiled egg or chicken curry for the non-vegetarians.
:- Enjoy Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice with Vegetable Manchurian, an apt choice.

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Kerala Style Vegetable Fried Rice