Thai Basil Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup jasmine rice / short grain rice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 garlic finely chopped
- ½ inch ginger grated
- 1 red chilly finely chopped
- 1 medium onion sliced
- ½ red capsicum bell pepper
- ½ yellow capsicum bell pepper
- 1 cup broccoli florets
- 1 small carrot cut into matchsticks
- 8-10 green beans cut into 1 ½ long pieces
- 10-12 mushrooms sliced
- 3 tsp sambal paste / red chilly paste
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- ½ tsp sugar
- ½ cup packed basil leaves roughly chopped
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Wash the rice well and cook the rice until soft and grains are separated. Spread on a plate and let it cool completely.
- In a large wok, heat oil and add garlic, ginger and red chilly. Fry for 30 seconds. Then add onion and fry for 3-4 minutes.
- Add all the vegetables and fry in medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes. Add the sambal paste, soy sauce, sugar and fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the cooked rice, salt and toss everything well until combined. Add basil leaves and cook for another 1-2 minutes.
Notes
- If you prefer less spice, add only 1 tsp of chilly paste or sambal.
- You can add other vegetables like zucchini, baby corn, sugar snap peas etc.
- To get non sticky rice, once the rice is cooked, cool it and refrigerate for at least an hour.
- You can scramble eggs and add to the rice at the end.