Szechuan Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients

• oil-3tbsp
• Butter-1tbsp
• Bay leaves-1 no
• Basmati Rice -2 cups
• onion-1(sliced)
• Green onions -3 (chopped)
• Bell Pepper-1(de-seeded,cut into cube size)
• Green chillies-2 nos(chopped or sliced lenghtwise)
• Ginger and garlic paste-1tbsp
• Red chili powder-1/2 tbsp
• Szechuan stir fry sauce-1tbsp
• cooking soy sauce-2 tbsp
• Red chili sauce-1 tbsp(according to your spice level)
• Scrambled Eggs (4-5 eggs)
• Salt to taste

Method of Preparation

Gravy

1. Heat oil in a pan and add the sliced onions fry for few minutes, then add the ginger and garlic paste fry for 3 min.
2. After a few seconds start adding the sauces one by one as per the quantity mentioned above.
3. Stir the mixture in low flame.
4. Now add the sliced bell pepper into it and cook for like 5 minutes and remove it from heat.

Preparing Rice

1. Soak the rice for 15 minutes.
2. Heat 1 tbsp of Butter in a large frying pan and add the soaked rice in it, fry for a few min. (make sure the rice doesn’t turn brown) Just fry the rice slightly take it out and put it aside.
3. Now take a pressure cooker, pour a little oil in it, add bay leaves and add the fried rice with water and add 1 tsp of cooking oil on top of it (add the water according to the ratio of rice)
4. cook for 1 whistle in medium heat. (don’t pressure cook more than one whistle because the rice is soaked and fried already).
5. And then mix the rice with the gravy we prepared before, gently mix the rice and gravy together but be sure not to break the rice.
6. Finally garnish it with green onions on top of it.

Tip
You can add minced chicken for making chicken fried rice or any other meat of your choice.