Vegetable Fried Rice

Ingredients

• Basmati rice     -  3 cups
• Water     -  4 1/2 cups
• Carrot     -  1 chopped
• Beans     -  1/4 cup
• Spring onion     -  1/4 cup
• Celery     -  1/4 cup
• Capsicum     -  1(small)
• Pepper powder    - 1/2 tsp
• Ghee    -  3 tbsp
• Butter     -  3 tbsp

Method

Take water in a pan and boil. Heat another pan, add ghee to it. Add the basmati rice and fry for about 3-4 mins. Add the boiling water and salt to it and cook till done stirring at regular intervals. In another pan, heat butter, add chopped carrot and beans and saute for few seconds.To this add chopped celery, spring onion and capsicum  and saute on high flame with constant stirring for about 4-5 mins. Add salt to it and mix well. Saute for another one minute. Add the cooked rice to the vegetables and mix well. Sprinkle pepper powder to it and mix well. Cook it covered for about 8-10 mins on low flame. Serve hot! This goes well with saucy chicken.

* View my blog for the recipe of saucy chicken.