Carrot Fried Rice

Ingredients:

Carrot – grated

Ginger-garlic-green chili paste

Fresh Green Peas

Steamed rice (cooked and cooled)

Mustard and Cumin seeds

Spices – Bay leaf, Cloves, Cinnamon, Aniseed etc.,

Pulao Masala / Biryani masala

Pepper powder, Salt, Turmeric powder

Instructions:

Ø  Heat oil in a frying pan, add bay leaf and the other spices, mustard and cumin seeds

Ø  When they crackle add Ginger-garlic-green chili paste – sauté

Ø  Add turmeric powder, pulao or biryani masala, pepper powder – mix well (can remove the spices before adding carrot and green peas so as to avoid it being caught in the mouth while eating)

Ø  Add fresh green peas and grated carrot, salt – sauté in high flame till they are nicely mixed and cooked enough

Ø  Now add steamed rice, mix and fry the ingredients for few mins

Ø  Adjust the taste and serve hot with raita or pack it for lunch. It’s a quick fix and also a healthy recipe for school kids as well as working people.

Ø  Children will like the colorful look of it as well