Dried Stir Fried Rice
As the name implied, Dried Stir Fried Rice. It's cooked white rice that was dried and cooked as fried rice. It's a cooking tip also. When you have a left over cooked white rice don't throw it away. Dry it and cook it. You can make jollof rice with it or fried rice. But you have to wash it to remove stones, dirts, etc. If you want to make fried rice, you have to boil it first or steam it. The recipe is below. Hope you will find it useful.
Ingredients:
1 cup dried cooked rice
1/2 cup carrots (peeled & diced)
1 diced onion
1 cup blended red bell peppers, onion, spring onion, garlic, ginger, fresh curry leaves & turmeric
2 handfuls of spring onions
3 stock cubes
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp dried parsley
1/2 cooking spoon oil
Method
Wash the rice to remove the stones, dirts, etc. Drain in a strainer and set aside.
Pour 3-4 cups of water in a medium pot and bring to the boil. Add the washed dried rice and stir. Cover and cook on medium flame till aldante or till the water absorbed in the rice. That means there will be no water left in the pot. Don't allow it to burn. Remove from the fire and drain in a strainer or keep it aside if there is no water left in the pot.
Heat the oil in a pan. Add the blended bell peppers, onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, spring onions and fresh curry leaves. Stir fry now and then for 5 minutes on medium flame.
Add the diced onion, carrots, spring onions, dried parsley, stock cubes and stir. Stir occasionally for 5 minutes or till the carrots are cooked or almost cooked. Add the dried cooked rice little at a time stirring till well combined. Cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Serve warm and enjoy!© Asmie's Kitchen
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