Who doesn't love a fried rice! This is an unusual take on the regular fried rice. One of my mom's many amazing dishes, we always looked forward to this one on a Sunday afternoon with some nice juicy kebabs.
Adding raisins to the rice, gives it a lovely texture and sweetness. I have added some precooked pepperoni, which you can substitute with sausages or bacon. Make sure you prefry the sausages if you add them. You can completely skip the whole sausages or meat if you would like it to be completely vegetarian.
As with all kinds of fried rice, it is best to use a day old boiled rice which is cold from the fridge. Adding fresh cooked rice, can cause the grains to break while stir frying.
Another key step is to remove the skin from the tomatoes before adding, so that the tomatoes get absorbed well into the rice.
Ingredients:
2 cups of white rice, pre cooked the day before.
handful of raisins
3-4 large tomatoes
handful of curry leaves
1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
1 small stock cube box (contains 2 cubes) or substitute with salt
2 tbsps of maggi's hot and sweet sauce (optional)
2" piece of ready to eat pepperoni or substitute with bacon or sausages
1 tsp of mustard seeds
2 large onions
2 tsps of ghee (optional for additional flavor)
Method:
Blanch the tomatoes by soaking them in hot water and then dunking the tomatoes in cold water to keep their color. Do this by making a cross at the back of the tomato with the knife. Then putting the tomatoes in hot water. Keep for a few minutes till you start to see the skin peeling off.
Peel and chop the onions fine. In a wok, heat regular oil. Then add the 2 tsps of ghee if you would like to give it a little extra boost of flavor. Once hot, add the mustard seeds. When they splutter, add the curry leaves (wash and dry).
Add the onions next and the fry till translucent. Add the tomatoes. Once the tomatoes have softened, add the stock cube or salt, and the turmeric powder and the raisins.
You can add the hot and sweet sauce or any favorite sweet chili sauce next (This is totally optional and you can completely skip this step if you wish).
Add the pepperoni or sausages next. Make sure if you are adding bacon or sausages, that you pre fry them first separately.
Add the cooled cooked white rice last, giving it a few gentle stirs so that you don't break up any grains in the process.
Serve hot with some nice kebabs.
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