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How to cook fried rice?

pharel1

Hello,
Can anyone tell me how to cook fried rice? I know that is one of the popular food in Accra.Everyday i spend a lot to buy fried rice 2gh cedis,3gh cedis.I decided to cook at home,can someone tell me how and what are the ingredients? Thank you to share.

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gkdmfowe

If u go to ehow.com and type in how to cook fried rice it shows u step by step what u need and what to do.

gkdmfowe

African Jollof Rice

Ingredients
1 cup rice (long grained or medium variety)
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp curry powder
1/4 tsp nutmeg powder
1 onion
2-3 cloves of garlic (as per taste)
1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and grated
1-2 green chillies ( or as per taste)
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 large tomatoes,chopped finely
1 carrot,cubed
1 pkt Seitan, cut into small chunks ( about 2 cups - Skip it make this recipe gluten free
1/2 cup each of chopped beans and peas (I used frozen hence added last. If using fresh cook it along with the rice)
Salt to taste
Cilantro or parsley to garnish
Method
1Add 1/4 tsp groundnut oil, add the cumin seeds and when they splutter add onions along with ginger,garlic and chillies

2Add the chopped carrots next and saute for a minute with little salt.

3Add the tomato paste, tomatoes along with curry powder. Cook until tomatoes get slightly soft. Add the rice next. Saute for another 2 minutes or so.

4Add 3 cups of vegetable stock/water, required salt,close the lid and cook until 90% cooked

5Add the frozen peas and beans along with Seitan. Since I used to precooked variety, it just needed warming up and not cooking per se. Hence added them last along with frozen vegetables. If using fresh add it along with rice.

6Stir it until well combined, add nutmeg and  cook for another 5-6 minutes or so for the flavors to get together. Add lots of garnish and serve hot.

I served with some vegetable chips and some raita. Any raita will go well with this dish.

hkann

You need some cooked rice. I usually use the leftovers from day before.
Chop some onion garlic pepper and ginger and fry for a few minutes in some oil in a frying pan.
Add the rice and stir it into the onions etc. Cook until the rice is hot. Do this on a low fire as it shouldn't burn.
When the rice is hot  add anthing you like - chopped cooked chicken, meat or some tinned fish, chopped cooked vegetables, chopped tomato etc and stir into the rice. Contine cooking until the meat etc are hot.
Beat an egg in a bowl. Push the rice mixture to one side of the pan and cook the egg in the other side. Keep stirring it until it is set and then mix it into the rice.
Add half a maggi cube or salt to your taste.
This works for me but make sure you don't use too much oil as it makes it too greasy.
It is a great way to use up leftover rice.

gkdmfowe

That sounds great and yes a good way to use up leftover rice.

pharel1

wow,very interesting,thank you so much Jessy and Hkann.i'll be a chief cooker few days .And tell me,me jessy and hkann .do you like fried rice too?

pharel1

Hello all,hkann your preparation and steps are very easy to make.Thank you for your answer jessy,but there are some ingredients we can't find in the market today .So,i should cook t without certainly, i suppose.welcome ! cheers.

gkdmfowe

Our fried rice here in Arizona is cooked different than there, but yes I like it.

pharel1

Ok,so is it expensive  there? or it very cheap.Here its you can get it at 1us Dollar ,sometimes more than at different places but th taste is delicious.tht why i like it to much.

pharel1

Thank you again ,hkann and jessy. for your helps,advices and directives.I really appreciated your gratitude.