Easy fried rice without sauces, Indian style fried rice with just vegetables and a dash of pepper. Step by step pictures recipe.
For me fried rice means Chinese style, until last week when we visited Kailash Parbat for a dinner treat. Though Kailash Parbat is famous for chaats, that day, more than that I loved this Fried rice which was not the Chinese style one, but it was Indian style. It had only vegetables no sauces, but was so flavourful! Was so simple that, I could really guess the ingredients and very tempted to try at home. The very next day (Since I only had fried rice the before day), I made for lunch with Gobi Manchurian. The recipe is so so so simple. Only thing to do is cut the veggie finely.
Its very flavourful but a quick fix, you can try for lunch box too with any indo chinese side…
Recipe card
Easy fried rice Indian style
Ingredients
- Basmati rice - 1 cup
- Carrot - 1
- Beans - 12 I used baby beans
- Baby corn - 5
- Pepper powder - ½ tsp
- Spring onion - 4 sprig
- Oil- 3 tbsp
- Sugar - ½ tsp
Instructions
- Clean, soak rice for 10 mins. Cook rice with 1 & ½ cup water for 3 whistles and spread in a plate to cool down. Sprinkle a dash of salt and oil.
- Cut the veggies very finely so that it will get cooked easily in short period of time.
- Heat a broad pan with oil. When its hot, add the veggies with sugar and fry for 2 minutes in high flame or until its cooked, but retains its crunchiness. Toss if you know the knack so that the flame gives the veggies a smokey flavour. For this, you need more oil.
- Lastly add pepper, spring onion and give it a fry. Add cooked, rice and stir till it gets heated up. All should be done in high flame. You should hear rice crackling sound that's the right stage.
Notes
- Any oil like sunflower, olive oil or sesame oil can be used.
- You can try the same with left over rice by keeping it overnight in fridge.
- Add ajinomotto and soya sauce in this same recipe for indo Chinese version
- I added black pepper, but white pepper can be added for more colourful result. Add just ¼ teaspoon for this recipe.
- Adding sugar to retain colour.
- Any rice can be used, just make sure the rice is cooked with less water to get separate grain.
- Veggies should not be over cooked for this mainly, so make sure its just crunchy.
Easy fried rice indian style: Method
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- Clean, soak rice for 10 mins. Cook rice with 1 & ½ cup water for 3 whistles and spread in a plate to cool down. Sprinkle a dash of salt and oil.
- Cut the veggies very finely so that it will get cooked easily in short period of time.
- Heat a broad pan with oil. When its hot, add the veggies with sugar and fry for 2 minutes in high flame or until its cooked, but retains its crunchiness. Toss if you know the knack so that the flame gives the veggies a smokey flavour. For this, you need more oil.
- Lastly add pepper, spring onion and give it a fry. Add cooked, rice and stir till it gets heated up. All should be done in high flame. You should hear rice crackling sound that's the right stage.
Notes
- Any oil like sunflower, olive oil or sesame oil can be used.
- You can try the same with left over rice by keeping it overnight in fridge.
- Add ajinomotto and soya sauce in this same recipe for indo Chinese version
- I added black pepper, but white pepper can be added for more colourful result. Add just ¼ teaspoon for this recipe.
- Adding sugar to retain colour.
- Any rice can be used, just make sure the rice is cooked with less water to get separate grain.
- Veggies should not be over cooked for this mainly, so make sure its just crunchy.
It is simple yet packed with flavours! The basmati rice will dominate and makes an awesome combo with the pepper and veggies flavor...The crunchy veggies compliments this well. I never thought it would turn out so good… Try yourself to believe it!
Shanthi
My favourite and goes well with chilli gobi. Looks fantastic and perfect
RENU
looks perfect n tasty...will surely try it.
Kalyani
wow looks temping and delicious fried rice ...
Sharmilee! :)
Wow indian style fried rice looks very tempting with min ingredients...looks very tempting. Loved the 2nd click supera iruku
sanjeeta kk
Oh the pictures look straight out of a start restaurant, Raks! So pretty and tempting..perfect lighting and lovely crockery.
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Kalpana Sareesh
very tempting n my fav.. yumm clicks.. love the header changes..
S.Menaga
looks perfect n tempting fried rice!!
Ramya
Awesome clicks Raks:-) The Indian flavored fried rice looks awesome!
DEESHA
Awesome, I want to eat this now ..
Recipe world
Aww, looks so inviting! Nice clicks as always 🙂
Aruna Manikandan
looks very tempting raji....
lovely clicks 🙂
Hema
Wow, looks awesome, very nice clicks, can't take my eyes off it, very colorful..
VineelaSiva
Wow yummy simple and tasty rice.
Rekha shoban
simple and easy fried rice..looks very colourful!!!lovely presentation and click!!
faseela
lovely clicks......awesome fried rice...
Sravs
wonderful friedrice !! looks very inviting !! lovely presentation !!
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Hamaree Rasoi
Yummy looking fried rice. So colorful and vibrant pics. Excellent recipe.
Deepa
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Vardhini
Love that cute pot and the fried rice looks perfect and inviting with the grains separate Raks.
Aarthi
Awesome fried rice..i made the same combo last sunday...will post soon..
Sumi
Bright and mesmerizing pictures as usual 🙂
kalakureenga 🙂
Anu
Nice clicks. You have chopped the veggies so finely. Nice one.
Archana
Wow what clicks. Love the entire presentation.
Rasi
You make all items look so simple & flavorful.. sill def try 🙂 love the clicks again !
Cham
Actually the white pepper tickles your tongue with the unusual spice, lovely rice!
Reshmi Mahesh
Rice looks delicious and love this...
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I make it similarly Raks, but without the optional items you've mentioned - I have bought some yummy chinese mix from Fab india and that lends a good flavor to the rice 🙂
Chitra
Very nice. will make it soon. hope everybody will like this..
divya
That looks so awesome and yummy...
Home Cooked Oriya Food
looks awesome... love it...
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Shabitha Karthikeyan
Lovely rice to accompany the spicy gobi manchurian !!
Anonymous
Lovely recipe -- but I am not a big fan of MSG (ajinamoto).
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Kaveri
That's such a colorful and tasty looking rice..
Elpiniki
Sounds really easy and delicious!
I love the presentation!
Kanchan
Dropping by after very long time.. loved the new look ! And obviously the rice too 🙂
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
looks absolutely yummy! each rice grain is seperate & love those colours
lata raja
I make a similar version but with just garam masala or home made kari powder and add some capsicums also. Your rice sounds very simple to make and flavourful too. I love the presentation, very colour co-ordinated!
Kavitha Bhargav
Why your sponge dosa link is not working?
Happy Cook / Finla
Love rices like this and looks super yumm, love that pot too.
Premalatha Aravindhan
Nice version raji,delicious rice...
Athisaya Divya
Fried rice looks so colorful and pretty along with that gobi manchurian!
srikars kitchen
Yummy Rice.. Looks Fantastic..
MyFudo™
I love collecting fried rice recipe versions because they put to good use leftover rice. Great post! Thank you...for sharing!
Pavithra Elangovan
The way I love..looks absolutely yumm with perfect colors 🙂
jeyashrisuresh
wonderful presentation and yummy rice. I always love to eat this in kailash parbath
Aathira Nair
Really simple and a very clean flavour by the looks of it...
Sukanya Ramkumar
This is my all time fav. Looks so mouthwatering. Nice presentation. I also used to to do in the same way, but I add ajinomotto and soya sauce. I think once in a while ajinomotto is fine.
Anzz
Wow, looks awesome. Love the way you have presented the first pic. So professional. Do link this to my event. Would be great..!
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Sreevalli
Colorful rice with nice flavors.. Pics looks awesome..
vidhas
wow!!! awesome and inviting fried rice recipe. Looks inviting. thanks for sharing . Will surely try this.
Priyas Feast
Yummy fried rice...luv'd the presentation of the dish..Sooo Perfect
suhaina aji
perfectly captured the true taste of it Raji..i too make them every week.. ur clicks are really tempting.
Soumya
Tried Fried rice...twice...truly perfect and tasted great!!
My name is Soumya and I live in Texas, USA. I recently came across your cooking website and tried few recipes and everything turn out great. I would continue to try all the recipes from your website.
All recipes are great with the instructions and specially the pictures help a lot. The measurements are perfect to try for the first time.
I truly fallen in love with your recipes.
I am looking for the below recipes, please post them if you get a chance to try.
Coconut burfi
Kalakand
Deep fried kolakate
Thattai Recipe
Boondi ladoo
Also if you get a chance try the Narasus podi's they taste great, unfortunately we dont get it. If I get to know the ingredients I would love to make at home.
Curry Leaves Rice Powder
Garlic Rice Powder
Idly Chilly Powder
Dhall Rice Powder
If you dont mind I will keep coming up with the recipes names and if you could try and post them, that will be fantastic.
Keep Rocking Raks!!
Nagashree
Wow, that fried rice looks yummy. Will give it a try next time.
Sangee
When to add salt while cooking rice or along with veggies?
RAKS KITCHEN
Hi Sangee, thanks for asking! I forgot to mention in the post. Will update. You can cook rice with salt.
Sujatha
Hi ... Cud u plz tel me Where u brought the bowl used for serving the rice ???? I wud like to buy one ....plz
RAKS KITCHEN
Thank you for the feedback... 🙂
RAKS KITCHEN
I bought it in IKEA.
mercy madhumitha
so nice yummyyyy......
mercy madhumitha
wow..........yummy... yummy .....
LOTUS
looks yummy.....nice clicks as always...will try it soon....All ur recipes are wonderful and delicious.....
Shravani
Mouth watering 🙂
Reshma
I tried this today.. It came out awesome.. Tks a lot for the amazingly easy recipes and the measurements that you use work out gr8 for me.. Keep up the great work...
Anoop Sivasuthan
Nice recipe..but please don't use ajinomotto.It may cause canser
microchocochip
Fabulous recipe. Ate this with some homemade schezwan sauce. I plan on trying this recipe again with slight additions in the future.
Anonymous
Thnx a lot. Made yesterday... Came out gud 🙂 .. Was only wondering how to bring out more flavors...
Alamu Nataraj
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Alamu Nataraj
Thanks its very easy to prepare its something great thañķkkkkkkk a lot
senthil nathan
Came well. Thanks for the publish
senthil nathan
Came well. Thanks for the post
sampath chinnu
Nice its very easy to prepare for launch
suhasini
I cooked this fried rice. Thanks a lot! everybody loved this.
Chinchu Prathap
Raks....thank u for the recipe...it came out well even though was little spicy because of the pepper...i tried it with ur veg Manchurian for him and hopefully he loved it...wanna try again to get tat perfect from him 😉 and m happy i made it in ma 1st attempt ever in kitchen....You really made ma day...tc n keep posting....love
Ren
i tried this and it came out sooooo well. thanks for this simple recipe.
Autumn Mott
Is this okay to share as long as I give you all the credit? I'd need to use pictures and recipe. Thanks in advance!
diananissa ifc
wow ... this recipe fried rice that is very interesting..should try and look delicious.
ride share my link , if you want to visit also allowed: obat kista tradisional... thanks before
shivkumar
i tried making fried rice for the first time in life today - and thanks to your recipe it turned out to be super awesome !
Shalini and Malini
This one is a keeper if ur looking for a light pulao to accompany a spicy veg or non veg dish. I cooked rice with loads of water n a Lil salt n oil n lime juice...they were grainy yet well cooked.Drained n left it in colander for abt 5 mins n then mixed it with a fork
into d veggies.This was eaten with ur matar n mushroom recipe. Thank u for both the recipes.
Unknown
Looks yummy
Nishaa V
Awesome mouthwatering food
Radhika Girish
Came out very well . I added no soy sauce at all. Simple and Tasty and an absolute keeper for a recipe. Thank you !
Ryan
Very cool!
Unknown
Yummy fried rice recipe....