Chicken Fried Rice

Happy weekend Friends !!!!!!
Today is a simple and wonderful recipe of Chicken Fried Rice which always please everyone at home and my friends. It's easy to make and just needs few ingredients. You can also cook this with leftover rice from other day or use freshly cooked rice and is the perfect way to cook with chicken, vegetables and eggs. This dish is often cooked in my house as I and my hubby love fried rice with any non-veg side dishes. I personally feel this a healthy food as it includes vegetables too. You can also use mushrooms and peas in your fried rice. Its all up to you my friends. So, here is my fried rice recipe to all my loved once. Enjoyeeeeeee

Ingredients:

Jeera rice - 3 cup

Chicken - 400 gms

Egg - 1 nos (scrambled)

Onion - 1 cup (chopped)

Carrot - 1 cup (chopped)

Beans - 1 cup (chopped)

Capsicum - 1 cup (chopped)

Ginger - 1 small piece (chopped)

Garlic - 3 pods (chopped)

Black Pepper powder - 4 tbsp

Soya sauce - 2 tbsp

Chicken stock - 2 tbsp

Spring onions - for garnishing

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Preparation:

- Rice should be washed and well drained. Cook rice with salt and let cool completely.

- Cook chicken with salt and 1 tbsp of pepper. Shred chicken and keep aside.

- Scramble egg with pinch of salt, pepper and keep aside.

- Heat oil in a pan, add ginger, garlic, onion, carrot, beans, capsicum, salt and saute for a minute.

- Add 2 tbs of chicken stock and cook covered for 2 mts on medium flame. (The vegetables should not be over cooked)

- Open lid and add chicken pieces, salt, pepper powder, soya sauce and keep sauteing for 2 mts on high flame.

- Now add the rice, scrambled egg and mix well on medium flame till rice is mixed well with vegetables, egg and chicken.

- Garnish with spring onions. Serve hot with chilli chicken or dragon chicken as side dishes.

Note:

- Rice water ratio is 1 cup rice and 2 cup of water (1:2). You can also use basmati rice.

- You can add any color capsicum as per your choice. I used green capsicum for this recipe.

- I have not used egg while preparing rice. But i have added egg in the recipe (its your choice to add or not to add egg).