Ingredients (Serves 2)
1. Cooked basmati / long grain rice – 3 cups (Cook rice adding enough salt and water. Set aside to cool)
2. Paneer – 3/4 cup, cut into small cubes
3. Salt – A tiny pinch
Soy sauce – 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder – 1/8 tsp
4. Oil – 1.5 tbsp
5. Garlic – 2, minced
Onion – 1/4 cup, finely chopped
6. Green and red bell pepper – 1/2 cup, thinly sliced or chopped
7. Soy sauce – 1.5 tsp
Green chilly sauce – 2 tsp (I use Ching’s secret green chilly sauce)
Vinegar – 3/4 tsp
8. Pepper powder – 1/4 tsp
9. Celery – 2 tbsp
10. Spring onion – 2 tbsp, cut into thin rounds
Salt – To taste
Method
1. Marinate paneer with ingredients numbered 3. Set aside for 10 minutes. Heat 1.5 tbsp oil in a large non-stick pan. Fry paneer pieces until golden. Drain on a paper towel and set aside.
2. In the same pan, add 1 more tbsp oil and heat at medium-high. Add onion, garlic and stir-fry until onion just starts to change color. Add bell pepper and stir-fry for a minute. Next add soy sauce, green chilly sauce and vinegar. Mix well. Taste-check for salt. Add cooked rice. Mix well and stir-fry for 3 – 4 minutes adding the fried paneer pieces, chopped celery and spring onion. Serve hot with gobi manchurian, vegetable Manchurian, chilly mushroom, chilly chicken etc.
Excellent and lovely looking fried rice.
Deepa
So tasty fried rice.. healthy one.. thank you Maya