Chicken fried rice

The mention of chicken fried rice makes my mouth water! This is a recipe I'll hog on anytime of the day. And my whole family knows what I'll order every time we eat out. Yes! Chicken and fried rice together = Total bliss!

Ingredients:

For the rice:
Basmati rice - 3 cups
Carrot, beans, cabbage (finely chopped into thin strips) - 2 cups
Capsicum, spring onions (finely chopped) - 1/4 cup each
Soya sauce - 2 tbsp
Ajinomoto - 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tbsp
Salt - To taste
Oil - 2 tbsp

For the chicken:
Boneless chicken - 1/4 kg
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Chilli powder - 1/4 tbsp
Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Salt - To taste
Oil - 2 tsp

Method:

For the rice:

1. Clean and soak rice for about 15 minutes.
2. Cook rice (either in a pressure cooker or in a non stick tawa) with 4 cups of water.
3. Once the rice is cooked, spread it on a plate with the help of a fork so that the grains do not stick to each other.
4. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a wok and add cumin seeds.
5. When it splutters, add chopped spring onions (white part alone) and saute well.
6. Add the remaining vegetables and saute till they are half cooked.
7. Add ajinomoto, soya sauce and salt and saute well.
8. Slowly add the cooked rice and mix well. Add pepper powder and sprinkle spring onion greens over this.

For the chicken:

1. Pressure cook the chicken along with turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste and salt.
2. Once it's cooked, cut the chicken into small strips using a knife or forks.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add chilli powder to it. Add in the chicken pieces and saute well.
4. Add garam masala and mix till the chicken is coated well with the spices.
5. Remove from heat and add the chicken pieces to the rice and mix well.

Relish with Butter chicken masala!