Name: Pineapple Vegetarian Fried Rice
Prep time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati rice (washed and drained); 1 small Coconut milk (reserve the cream on top of the tin); 2 pcs Cloves; 1 pcs Cinnamon; 2 pcs Star anise; Salt (to taste); 3 1/2 cups Hot water; Oil (for cooking); For the vegetables; 1 cube Maggi taste maker; Or; 1 tbsp Vegetable stock powder; 2 tsp Curry powder; 1/2 cup Carrots (diced); 1/2 cup Beans (sliced diagonally); 1/2 cup Green peas; 1 bunch Spring onion (chopped); 3/4 cup Pineapple (diced); 1/2 tsp Ginger (chopped); 1/2 tsp Garlic (chopped); 3 chopped green chillies; For garnishing; 1/2 cup Golden fried onions; 2 tbsp Fried cashews and raisins; 2 nos Red chillies whole (fried); 2 tbsp Pineapple pieces; 1/2 tsp Pineapple essence (optional)

Pineapple Vegetarian Fried Rice

Fried Rice layered with vegetables and pineapple

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Prep Time 45

Total Time 45

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

For the rice:-

2 cups Basmati rice washed and drained
1 small Coconut milk reserve the cream on top of the tin
2 pcs Cloves
1 pcs Cinnamon
2 pcs Star anise
Salt to taste
3 1/2 cups Hot water
Oil for cooking
For the vegetables
1 cube Maggi taste maker
Or
1 tbsp Vegetable stock powder
2 tsp Curry powder
1/2 cup Carrots diced
1/2 cup Beans sliced diagonally
1/2 cup Green peas
1 bunch Spring onion chopped
3/4 cup Pineapple diced
1/2 tsp Ginger chopped
1/2 tsp Garlic chopped
3 chopped green chillies
For garnishing
1/2 cup Golden fried onions
2 tbsp Fried cashews and raisins
2 nos Red chillies whole fried
2 tbsp Pineapple pieces
1/2 tsp Pineapple essence optional

Instructions

Heat a medium pan, gradually add oil and stir in cinnamon, cloves and star anise.
When the spices turn fragrant , add the rice and stir fry continuously, adjust the seasoning. :- the rice may swell and separate from each other.
Pour in coconut milk (reserve the cream) and hot water to make up 4 cups of liquid.
Bring the rice to a full boil, then simmer for 20 minutes. Remove from the stove and let it sit. Use a fork to fluff up the rice. :- Rice is cooked by absorption method.
Heat a wok on low flame, add the reserved coconut cream when it melts, add ginger, green chillies and garlic and stir fry.
When fragrant add the vegetables, curry powder and stock powder and continue to stir fry.
Add extra oil to the pan so that it does not stick to the bottom.
Gradually add spring onions chopped and stir fry (about 1 minute) Stir in pineapple pieces. Adjust the seasoning. Switch off the flame.
Take a deep bottomed vessel. Partly fill the bottom with coconut rice and layer the vegetables over it. Sprinkle cashew, raisins and fried onions.
Continue layering in the same manner. Finally, end up with rice on top. 10)Garnish with fried onions, cashews, raisins and pineapple pieces. Drizzle essence over it. Close with a tight fitting lid.
Put in a pre heated oven at 350 c and bake for 20 minutes.
:- Pineapple Vegetarian Fried Rice is ready!!!
:- Serve the Pineapple Vegetarian Fried Rice garnished as shown in picture.
:- Enjoy Pineapple Vegetarian Fried Rice!!!

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Pineapple Vegetarian Fried Rice