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Special Fried Rice

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 2

Ingredients
  

  • For the Toasted Rice
  • 3 cups basmati rice
  • 1 cooking spoon cooking oil of choice
  • ½ tablespoon curry powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 seasoning cubes
  • 3 or more cups water or chicken stock
  • Salt to taste
  • For the Fried Rice
  • 2 boneless chicken breast
  • 2 cups shredded cabbage
  • 1 large green red, yellow bell peppers (diced)
  • 2 large carrots diced
  • 1 cup frozen green peas
  • 1 cup sweet corn
  • 1 tablespoon curry powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 3 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
  • 3 chilli peppers chopped
  • 1 large onion bulb
  • 3 chicken seasoning cubes
  • ½ cup cooking oil of choice
  • Salt to taste

Method
 

  1. In a pot heating up in medium heat, drizzle some oil and let it heat up slightly.
  2. Add the washed rice into the pot and stir continuously until brown. This should take about 15-20 minutes.
  3. After toasting, add the water or chicken stock, and season with curry powder, turmeric powder, seasoning cube and salt to taste.
  4. Afterwards, cover the pot and cook till the rice is tender.
  5. When the rice is fully cooked, fluff it with a spoon, then take it out of the pot, transfer to a mixing bowl and set aside.
  6. In the same pot, drizzle more oil and allow to heat up slightly,
  7. Then add the chicken, season with salt and cook until brown.
  8. Then add the onion, chopped chilli pepper, and garlic paste. Stir fry till fragrant, about 30-45 seconds.
  9. The carrots go in next. Mix to combine and stir fry for a further one minute to soften the carrots slightly.
  10. Afterwards, add the curry powder, thyme, cumin powder, seasoning cubes, ketchup and salt to taste. Mix to combine.
  11. Next, add the cooked rice, cabbage, green bell, red bell, yellow bell pepper, sweet corn and green peas. Then mix to combine.
  12. Cover the pot and let it steam for 2-3 minutes.
  13. Afterwards, take off the heat, serve on a plate and enjoy.

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Notes

Toasting the rice will help the rice grains stand apart and add a depth of flavor to the final dish. It will also prevent the fried rice from going bad if stored properly in the refrigerator.