Pineapple Fried Rice

Pineapple fried Rice in Marathi

Serves: 2 persons

Ingredients:
3/4 cup Basmati Rice
2 1/2 cups water
1/2 tsp + 1 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Ginger, grated
1 or 2 green Chilies, sliced into two pieces
3 strings Green Onion, finely chopped (Keep aside a tbsp for Garnishing)
1/2 cup Pineapple, very small cubes
1 tsp Soy sauce
1/2 Vegetable bullion cube (Optional) or 2 cups Vegetable Stock

Method:
1) Wash Basmati rice with water and drain. Keep aside for 15 minutes. Boil 2 cups water in a deep pan. Crumble vegetable stock cube with fingers and stir in boiling water till dissolve in the water. If you are using readymade vegetable stock, no need to add vegetable bullion cube. Now add washed rice, little salt and 1/2 tsp Oil. Do not stir too much, it breaks the rice grains. Rice should be fluffy and not sticky.
2) Carefully, put and spread cooked rice into a big plate, so that it cools down faster.Once steam goes off, place another plate upside down and cover the rice plate. Put it into refrigerator for an hour. This will prevent rice grain from sticking and each grain will be remain separated.
3) Heat 1 tbsp Oil in a wok, add 1/2 tbsp ginger and chopped green chilies. Also add green onions, stir for 10 seconds and drizzle 1 tbsp soy sauce. Add cooked rice. Add salt to taste and mix well. saute for 1 or 2 minutes.
4) Turn heat to medium, add pineapple chunks and remaining ginger. Stir for a minute.
Garnish Pineapple Rice with Green Onion. Serve hot.

Serve this rice with Chinese Stir Fried Vegetables

Note:
1) To cook Rice, use water if you don't have vegetable stock or vegetable bullion.

Labels:
Pineapple fried rice, Asian Fried rice recipe