Fried Rice is an Indo-Chinese dish made by stir frying cooked rice along with a mix of vegetables, sauces in a wok. Fried Rice is an aromatic, mild yet flavorful dish and is fairly healthy with a lot of vegetables. Learn to make Veg Fried Rice the perfect way with step by step pictures and video.
Fried Rice is popularly made here with the Indian version of Chinese cuisine and is a very popular fast food. Veg Fried Rice is a great choice in a grand lunch menu or for special occasions.
About Veg Fried Rice
Fried Rice is a popular Indo-Chinese rice meal made by stir frying cooked rice along with vegetables and sauces. It is a versatile dish that can be customized to one’s liking and preference.
Veg Fried Rice is the most popular order in hotels and restaurants. Though the making of Fried Rice in local hotels and restaurants differs both taste good in their own way. But the special smoky flavor for fried rice comes by stir frying vegetables along with rice and sauces in high flame in a large wok – Yes the wok plays an important role in cooking fried rice. Chinese food is done in flash cooking so if all the ingredients are ready the dish gets done in no time.
Hands down this is one of our family favorites and most demanded dish at home. Though the stove at home does differ from the high range stoves and temperatures used in hotels, still you can make a delicious Fried Rice Recipe at home with easily available ingredients and equipment.
I would say this Fried Rice Recipe is healthy and tasty to be served for all ages. I do not add Ajino motto as in hotels considering health reasons – the added benefit of plus and minus depending on our choices at the comfort of our home. Still this Fried Rice tastes so good and the smoky flavou comes from stir frying and tossing the mix in high flame.
In authentic Fried Rice usually soya sauce is not added but I add it for the umami flavor. When I pack for kids lunch box I usually skip all the sauces just rice mixed with vegetables with lots of garlic and pepper and they love it.
Veg Fried Rice Video
Tips for making Best Fried Rice
- Rice should be cooked perfectly that is the key for best tasting fried rice. Cooked rice should be cooled down before adding so that it does not break while mixing.
- Cooking fried rice should be done in medium or high flame, it gives a smoky flavor also retains the crunch of the vegetables without changing the fresh vibrant colors.
More Fried Rice Recipes
- Egg Fried Rice
- Chicken Fried Rice
- Schezwan Egg Fried Rice
- Chilli Garlic Fried Rice
- Schezwan Fried Rice
- More rice recipes
Fried Rice needs no side dishes as its a complete meal by itself. But if you prefer to serve with side dishes then serve it along with any manchurian sauce. Gobi Manchurian or Baby Corn Manchurian is the best side dish for fried rice
Veg Fried Rice Ingredients
- Rice – You can use long grained basmati rice, regular basmati rice or even jasmine rice. I prefer basmati rice the best for fried rice.
- Vegetables – Vegetables is absolutely your choice you can add carrots, spring onion, mushrooms, beans, capsicum, cabbage etc. You can even add baby corn, paneer, corn etc.
- Sauces – Soya sauce is the main sauce used here. You can even add chilli sauce if you prefer.
- Flavorings – Garlic and pepper adds more flavor to this dish.
How to make Veg Fried Rice Recipe Step by Step
1.Soak 1 cup basmati rice in water for 15 mins.
2.Set aside undisturbed. Soaking helps in giving grain separated and also soft fluffy rice.
3.Rinse it well until starch water is washed off. Drain water completely.
4.To a sauce pan add 4 cups water – bring it a boil add required salt.
5.Add drained rice to it.
6.Give a quick mix and cook in low medium flame for 6-8 mins.
7.Rice should be aldente – should have a bite. Rice should be soft but not mushy – only when pressed hard it should be mashed that is the right stage. Immediately switch off.
8.Transfer to a colander drain water completely.
9.Spread it over a plate to cool down. Set aside.
10.Now to the wok – add 2 tablespoon oil – add 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped and 1 tablespoon spring onion white part.
11.Saute for a minute.
12.Add 1/2 cup carrot finely chopped, 1/2 cup capsicum, 3/4 cup cabbage shredded and 1/4 cup beans thinly sliced.
13.Saute for 2 mins in high flame, keep stirring until the veggies start to shrink.
14.Add salt to taste, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 1 teaspoon soya sauce and 1 teaspoon pepper powder.
15.Give a quick stir.
16.Add cooked rice.
17.Add 1/2 teaspoon crushed pepper, 1/4 cup spring onion green part.
18.Give a quick mix. Toss the rice in high flame for 2 mins and switch off.
Tasty Veg Fried Rice is ready!
Expert Tips
- Rice – I soaked the basmati rice for 15 mins then cooked in stove top. You can even pressure cook with 1:1.5 ratio(rice:water) for 2 whistles in medium low flame. Rice should be grain separated for best tasting fried rice.Make sure to fluff the rice and spread it with little oil to make the grains separate. Allow it to rest at least for 30 mins before mixing.
- Vegetables – You can add any vegetable of your choice. Chopping the veggies very fine helps in cooking faster. Sauteing the veggies in high flame gives a nice smoky flavor and also retains its crunch without the raw smell.
- Spring Onion – Don’t skip spring onions as gives a good amount of Chinese flavor to the fried rice.
- Sauce – Don’t add more soya sauce than mentioned amount else your fried rice color will be on the darker side also soya sauce will be over powerful.
- Tossing – Cooking and tossing in high flame gives fried rice a great flavor. Use a wok for easy tossing.
- Variations – You can add other sauces like 1 teaspoon green chili sauce or 1 teaspoon red chili sauce if you like the flavor.
Serving & Storage
You can serve Fried Rice with any manchurian sauce or gobi / baby corn manchurian etc. Any chilli dishes will go well with fried rice too. Chilli Paneer or Chilli Baby Corn is the best combo for Fried Rice. Fried Rice keeps well in room temperature for a day and in fridge for 2 days.
FAQS
1.Which rice is best for fried rice?
Basmati rice is best for fried rice. Aged long grained basmati rice is perfect for any fried rice. You can use jasmine rice too if you like the flavour.
2.I do not have a wok. Can I cook fried rice?
Yes definitely! You can use a iron kadai / skillet to make fried rice. I always recommend iron cookwares to make fried rice.
3.Which oil is best for fried rice?
I use normal cooking oil for making fried rice. Olive oil is also good, but make sure to use extra virgin olive oil as it has low smoking point.
4.How to cook perfect rice for fried rice?
I have shared a separate detailed post on cooking basmasti rice in 2 ways. They key is to cook rice grain separated.
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Veg Fried Rice Recipe (Vegetable Fried Rice)
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 1/2 cup carrot finely chopped
- 1/2 cup capsicum
- 3/4 cup cabbage
- 1/4 cup beans finely chopped
- 1/4 cup spring onions – green part finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon spring onions – white part finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon soya sauce
- 2 teaspoon pepper powder
- 3 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- salt to taste
- water as needed
Instructions
- Soak 1 cup basmati rice in water for 15 mins.
- Set aside undisturbed. Soaking helps in giving grain seperated and also soft fluffy rice.
- Rinse it well until starch water is washed off. Drain water completely.
- To a sauce pan add 4 cups water bring it a boil add required salt.
- Add drained rice to it.
- Give a quick mix and cook in low medium flame for 6-8 mins.
- Rice should be aldente soft but should have a bite. Rice should be soft but not mushy – only when pressed hard it should be mashed that is the right stage. Immediately switch off.
- Transfer to a colander drain water completely.
- Spread it over a plate to cool down. Set aside.
- Now to a wok – add 2 tablespoon oil – add 1 tablespoon garlic finely chopped and 1 tablespoon spring onion white part.
- Saute for a minute.
- Add 1/2 cup carrot finely chopped, 1/2 cup capsicum, 3/4 cup cabbage shredded and 1/4 cup beans thinly sliced.
- Saute for 2 mins in high flame, keep stirring until the veggies start to shrink.
- Add salt to taste, 1 teaspoon vinegar,1 teaspoon soya sauce and 1 teaspoon pepper powder.
- Give a quick stir.
- Add cooked rice.
- Add 1/2 teaspoon crushed pepper, 1/4 cup spring onion green part.
- Give a quick mix. Toss the rice in high flame for 2 mins and switch off.
- Tasty Veg Fried Rice is ready!
Video
Notes
- Don’t skip spring onions as gives a good amount of chinese flavour to the fried rice.
- Usually they add only spring onion and skip raw but if you like you can add slived onion too. Add it after garlic is sauted.
- Chopping the veggies very fine helps in cooking faster. Sauteing the veggies in high flame gives a nice smoky flavour and also retains its crunchiness without the raw smell.
- I soaked the basmati rice for 15 mins then cooked in stove top. You can even pressure cook with 1:1.5 ratio(rice:water) for 2 whistles in medium low flame.
- Make sure to fluff the rice and spread it with little olive oil to make the grains separate. Allow it to rest atleast for 30 mins before mixing.
- Don’t add more soya sauce than mentioned amount else your fried rice color will be on the darker side also soya sauce will be over powerful.
Nithya
This is my most favorite dish and I used to crave for it almost every week 🙂 The look of the pics above makes me crave for it 🙂 yummy 🙂 Mine is pretty much the same recipe too 🙂 Perfect restaurant style must say 🙂
aipi
Wow, that rice looks amazing! It has made me HUNGRY!!!
US Masala
Cilantro
I love Indo Chineese verison, looks very delicious! I do`nt use MSG but I guess that gives it the extra flavor.
Premalatha Aravindhan
So colorful and delicious Fried rice…Absolutely Restaurant style…Recipe is too gud.
savitha ramesh
lovely rice and nice pic
Priti
Looks yum and perfect…nice pics
Laavanya
That does look perfect – Fried rice and gobi manchurian – I want some right now!! 🙂
Divya Kudua
One of my favorites..I can make Chinese noodles confidently,but when it comes to fried rice,somehow I always feel something is lacking.Would love to try out your version!!
Kairali sisters
My fav too, looks absolutely yumm Sharmi..I just love u r clicks…
RAKS KITCHEN
Fried rice looks very tempting,I love it so much in specific restaurants,this weekend sure gonna have this 😉
Aruna Manikandan
looks perfect and delicious…
I always prepare fried rice using microwave oven. will definitely try this 🙂
jeyashrisuresh
Even i am a big fan of fried rice and i always order when we eat out.Will try with GG paste .Nice clicks
rekhas kitchen
so inviting My all time favorite yummmm
M D
Bang on for those restaurant flavors recreated at home! I can vouch that your's looks very much like the one u get outside, taste-wise it must be better!
Megha
What a colorful recipe 🙂 .. Sharmilee.. I loved it.. I love the ingredient Spring onion.. I have tried this recipe earlier with my mom.. but we didnt add spring onions.. will try making it with the fresh green spring onions.. 🙂 .. I love rice like this.. 🙂 ..
n hey you have a beautiful space here too.. 😛
Would love visiting it again.. 🙂
you have got a follower now 😀 .. he he..
Love,
Megha! 🙂
Priya Sreeram
looks perfect ! yum!1
Chitra
Wow,I must try this., i've tried so many chinese recipes from ur blog and everthying came out superb. Looks mouthwatering & kudos on ur effort 🙂
Priya's Feast
I luv the indo chinese fried rice…Fried Rice luks Colorful..
Priya
My favourite anytime, sooo tempting fried rice..
Suja Sugathan
Pictures makes me hungry,fried rice looks awesome.
Deepa G Joshi
i am hungry now…this looks so very inviting..drooling..chinese cuisine is one of my favorites.
Krishnaveni
my fav too, looks so delicious and beautiful
Angie's Recipes
Looks very flavourful and healthy!
Padma
Colorful and delicious rice.
Yummy Team
Perfect looking fried rice..I am drooling over those tempting pics..
swapna
Colorful and yummy rice…
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal
Just perfect 🙂
Swathi
Delicious and colorful
Cham
My fav rice, very colorful and appetizing!
Sarah Naveen
Beautiful clicks..looks so perfect and yummy!!
Bharathy
rathri mani 10.30…dinner over…irunthalum rommmmba venum pole irukku intha yummiyov rice patha 🙁
Kala
Tried this today and came out superb !!! Thanks to you Sharmi.
reeshma
I don't know how to thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe and that too with that lovely note about olive oil.I tried it and it was a truly restaurant style and taste…everyone was full of praise and the credit is completely yours!!!!
Ambika
Yummy!!! I LOVE this fried rice, beautiful clicks!
niren kumar
For a get-together,we made your chinese veg fried rice & gobi manchurian combo and it was a big hit.
We all enjoyed having this lovely combo.
Thanks for the recipe.
Madhu Pravin
wow! I love the way the carrots have been julienned! Absolutely mouth-watering. Am gonna try this weekend 🙂
Madhu Pravin
Sharmi, may I suggest you somethin? I'd suggest you not to approve any anonymous posts which r misleading n disrespective. I was disturbed by an anonymous comment here. There r ppl who don't deserve to comment about food. Food has to be respected for it serves as the source for every living being.
Sharmilee! :)
@Madhu : Thanks for ur suggestion…I have already disabled anonymous comments…so np hereafter 🙂 Thanks for your concern!
Madhu Pravin
@ Sharmi – Pleasure is mine 🙂 Glad that U'v disabled it. But, I'm still able to c that comment by an anonymous person dated 29th Dec, 2011.
Sharmilee! :)
@MadhuPravin : Which post?
Madhu Pravin
The 36th post, Sharmi. Dated Dec 29, 2011. The post after Kala's n before Reshma's.
Sharmilee! :)
@Madhu : I missed it somehow….deleted it now Thanks so much for being so keen and noting down. 🙂
Madhu Pravin
@ Sharmi – Ur Welcome, Sharmi 🙂 Pleasure is mine 🙂
nisha
hi,
This blog is really awesome ..Today i made rava idli, veg fried rice and carrot halwa referring to your blog. Thanks.
Sharmilee! :)
@Nisha : Wow thats so nice to hear Nisha!!
south-indianreceipes
hai its veary nice to taste
Shraddha
Hey,
Loved your recipe and also the presentation style. you are awesome:)
M Dimple
i just now prepared….. guess wat it came out awesome!! i loved it… thank u
Unknown
Hi, I have been trying couple of ur recipes.. Felt very guilty for not posting a comment after I try out.. My apologies.. I did try this recipe and it was awesome….
Nanditha Bhari
Hai i tried this and it came out good. My husband loved it….Thank you
Supriyo Koley
Its very easy process to make , I tried for some guest and they very much liked it. Thank U
Raj
Just follow the instructions. It is a Dummies guide. Tried it instead of Chilli sauce i tried Nando's piri piri sauce. Came out very tasty and nice. Thanks for all the Good work.
Raj
Tried it. It is a Dummies guide to make very nice fried rice. Instead of chilli sauce it tried Nando's piri piri sauce. Thanks and keep up the Good work.
Pavithra
Hi Sharmi,
How are you?
I would like to make this. But I dont have green chilli sauce – I have Maggi Masala Chilli sauce – Will that work? Thanks.
SHARMILEE J
I am good Pavithra..Thank you!
Yes you can try that and see…
Swetha Vi
Hi Sharmiliee. I keep trying recipes from your blog. I tried fried rice but I could not get the right consistency of rice like how u have shown… is that some platinum basmati rice ??? except the rice consistency everything else was good.. thank u for the recipes… keep going 🙂
SHARMILEE J
I use India Gate basmati rice, I usually soak the rice for 20mins then use the ratio of 1:1.5 for rice:water…..Check out my notes also.
Anooja Nair
The best fried rice i ever made thank you…
Nitish Kumar
love that ….
Vaishnavi
I tried this n it came out awesome…very tasty..but urs is whitish nut mine was darker.i added soy sauce very less as per ur notes….can you tip me how to get lighter shade like urs…apary from soy sauce do you have another suggedtion?
SHARMILEE J
Take care not to burn the veggies which will make the rice darker in color…other than that I dont do anything extra
Vaishnavi
Thanks for the quick response:)
harini
Hi sharmi i want to try this.what olive oil u have used.can we use olive oil for our regular cooking.extra virgin or what olive oil pa.please help.
SHARMILEE J
I used normal cooking olive oil….not extra virgin
Unknown
This was my lunch today with gobi Manchurian! Thanks to your easy-to-understand instructions, that I feel like cooking something special for my family each weekend 🙂
sowmiya sabarinath
Hai I didnt have green chilli sauce instead shall I green chilli paste
SHARMILEE J
Yes you can try that…
Shruthi K
Hi sharmi! I have to say this, your blog is one stop shop for all my needs. Thank you Soooo much dear . you are simply superb 🙂
Neha Issar
Made this for lunch today and totally loved ones it.. thanks for sharing such an awesome recipe 🙂
NagaRaj Raj
nice
NagaRaj Raj
nice
Pmp
Hey looks mouth watering 🙂
Can we hear olive oil?
Also extra virgin olive is ok ??
Sharmilee J
es its ok
Anusha
Hello Sharmilee, Thank you for the simple and flavorful recipe. Love making and eating this fried rice.