Ingredients

For cooking rice

• 1 cup Basmati rice
• Salt to taste
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• Water

For frying Chicken

• 400g boneless chicken diced
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 tsp of black pepper powder
• 1 tbsp soya sauce
• 1 tsp kashmiri chilli/paprika powder

For fried rice

• 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp spring onion white, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1/3 cup carrot(1 medium sized), chopped
• 1/4 cup cabbage, chopped
• 1/4 cup beans, chopped
• 1/4 capsicum, chopped
• 1/4 cup spring onion greens, chopped
• 1 tsp white/black pepper powder
• 1 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tbsp soya sauce
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• salt to taste

Method

Cook 1 cup of basmati rice as per the instruction in the package. Add salt and oil while cooking rice.

Drain the rice and allow it to cool down completely.

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add chicken, 1 tsp kashmiri chilly /paprika powder, 1 tsp pepper powder, 1 tbsp of soya sauce and salt to taste. Mix well.

Cook until the chicken is cooked completely and is slightly golden. Remove from heat and keep aside.

In a large pan, heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil.

Add the chopped garlic and spring onion whites. Saute for a minute.

Add 1 chopped carrot, 1/4 cup chopped celery and 1/4 cup chopped beans.

Saute until vegetables turns crisp.

Add 1/4 cup cabbage, 1/4 capsicum and 1/4 cup spring onion greens. Saute for 5 minutes.

Add 1 tbsp of vinegar, 1 tbsp soya sauce , 1 tsp pepper powder and salt to taste.

Add the fried chicken and the rice. Mix gently using a fork to avoid the breakage of rice.

Stir fry for 5-10 minutes. Remove from heat and garnish with some spring onion greens.