In India, rice is a staple food for almost every person. Explore regions across India, you will find people enjoying rice in different forms. You get steamed rice, jeera rice, curd rice, tomato rice, biryani and more. Then there is pulav and fried rice. Fried rice follows no strict recipe, and the best part is, you can go as creative as you want with the dish. Some add vegetables to make veg fried rice, some add scrambled eggs. Then you have different types of sauces added to the rice to make schezwan fried rice, hot garlic fried rice and more. In fact, fried rice is so popular that you will find it holds a constant position on the menu of almost every restaurant. That's not all. These fried rice recipes can easily be replicated at home too.
We bring you one such classic fried rice recipe that instantly tugs at heartstrings. It is the spicy, flavourful chicken fried rice that you get at the restaurants nearby. All you need is rice, chicken and some masalas and not more than 30 minutes to make this timeless dish. Let's take a look at the recipe.
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Chicken Fried Rice Recipe: How To Make Restaurant-Style Chicken Fried Rice:
To make this particular dish, we need rice, salt, oil, garlic paste, spring onion (finely chopped), cooked chicken (finely chopped), celery (finely chopped), soya sauce, vinegar and chilli sauce.
Start with boiling the rice with some salt and oil. Do not overcook the rice; in fact, cook it 70 to 80 per cent for the bite. Once cooked, drain and rinse the rice under cold water. Add some oil to the rice and let it rest.
Meanwhile, heat oil ad saute garlic and onion until the onion turns light brown in colour. To it, add chicken and stir-fry well. Then add the soya sauce, vinegar and chilli sauce and give everything a very good mix.
Add the cooked rice add coat it well with the masala and chicken. Fry for some time and serve hot. Click here for the detailed recipe.
The chicken fried rice tastes the best when paired with schezwan chutney. Click here for the recipe of schezwan chutney.
Try this dish at home and enjoy a delicious meal any time of the day!