Burnt Garlic Fried Rice
Burnt Garlic Fried Rice is a very popular Indo-Chinese Rice Dish in India. With just a handful of ingredients, you can turn left over rice into this glorious fried rice that taste amazing on its own, or pair it with several other dishes.
Ingredients
- 2 cups cooked cold rice
- 1 cup chopped assorted veggies (fresh or frozen)
- 10 cloves garlic (thinly sliced or chopped)
- 1 bunch green onion (chopped)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- In a wok pour the oil and while the oil is still cold add the chopped garlic. As the oil heats up, the garlic will start to infuse the oil and start to get golden. Once done, take off some of the garlic chips to add as garnish.
- Immediately add the green onion and stir for a few seconds.
- Add the assorted veggies and toss it around. Add soy sauce, salt, sugar and cook for a few minutes. Depending on the size of the veggies and the quantity, it might take more or less time.
- Finally, add the rice and mix it around to incorporate everything. Toss it around for a couple minute.
- Add freshly cracked black pepper, taste for salt and add more if needed.
- Garnish with extra garlic chips and more green onion.
Notes
Variations you can add:
You can toss some air fried tofu and veggies at the end to make it more filling. The dish goes very with shrimp or any other choice of protein. I kept this dish very mildly spiced, but you can add more heat by adding your choice of spicy sauce. For extra heat, try Bird’s Eye Chili Hot Sauce or mild but super flavorful, drizzle some Chili Oil on top. Add more vegetables like cauliflower, broccoli and edamame.Pro Tip:
No matter what variations you add, the only point to keep in mind when cooking fried rice, is to always use cooked cold white rice. If you don’t have left over rice, make fresh rice and then layer it on a plate and keep in the refrigerator to cool down completely.Nutrition
Serving: 1Servings