Mushroom Fried Rice - Indo Chinese recipe

 Ingredients :

Basmati rice - 1 cup
Mushrooms - 200 grams
Oil - 1 tbsp
Onion - 3/4 cup finely chopped
Garlic - 2 1/2 tbsp minced
Green chilli - 1 finely chopped
Ginger - 1 inch piece

Carrots- 1/4 cup

Green peas - 1/4 cup
Spring onion greens - 2 tbsp finely chopped
Soya sauce - 1 tbsp
Chilli sauce -2-3 tsp (red chilli sauce or green chilli sauce)
Salt and pepper powder to taste

Soak basmati rice for 20 minutes, drain the water completely and cook with 1 3/4 cup of water and a little salt. Cook it in such a way that each grains are separate. 

Clean mushrooms, pat it dry and cut it into  pieces.

Finely chop ginger, garlic, green chilli and onions.

Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan, add onions, garlic and saute until onions turn transparent.

Add finely chopped ginger, green chillies, spring onion greens and saute for a few more seconds.

Add mushrooms and cook until mushroom becomes soft. Add carrots and green peas.

Then add cooked rice, soya sauce, chilli sauce, salt, pepper powder and saute in high flame for 2 minutes.

Switch off the flame and garnish with spring onion greens.

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