How To Cook Fried Rice (Step-By-Step Guide) | 10 Ingredients For Fried Rice

Learn How To Prepare Nigerian Fried Rice With Our Simple Step By Step Guide. 

 

How To Cook Fried Rice: Of all the Nigerian delicacies, fried rice has to be a lot of people’s favorite. If you enjoy eating Nigerian delicacies, then you are going to learn how to cook a new one today.  In this article, I am going to teach you how to easily cook fried rice by yourself! After reading this article, you will no longer see the need to buy fried rice outside again. Grab a seat and let me walk you through!

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Ingredients For Fried Rice

You do not really need a lot of sophisticated ingredients to make fried rice because most of the ingredients are just vegetables so you need to keep this in mind. Here is a list of all the ingredients:

• 2 cups of rice (preferably basmati)
• 1 kilogram of protein (you can use any protein of your choice but preferably chicken)
• 1 bulb of onion
• 1 tin of sausage (optional)
• Carrots
• Green beans
• Bell peppers (green, red and yellow; for colour)
• Spring onions
• Sweet corn
• Green peas
• 2 teaspoons Curry (for colour)
• 1 teaspoon of Thyme
• Pepper
• Salt
• Stock cube
• 1 cup of oil

How To Cook Fried Rice (Step-By-Step Guide)

Follow these steps to prepare the best fried rice you’ve ever tasted:

1. Step 1

The first thing you need to do is boil your protein with some water (you will be using the water to parboil your rice so make sure it is enough). Add some salt, stock cube, curry and thyme to taste. Once your protein is ready, take it down and heat up some oil to fry it.

Next, fry your protein on medium heat to avoid splashing. Once it is ready, pack them all in a plate and take down the oil.

2. Step 2

Dice all your vegetables (carrot, green beans, spring onions) together, take out the canned vegetables and also mixed them together in a bowl. Then cut up your sausages into smaller pieces and then proceed to fry.

It is advisable to fry in a nonstick pan to better results. Heat up about two spoons of oil and put in sauté some onions then proceed to pour in all your vegetables (canned and fresh) with your sausages. Add in some salt, stock cube, a spoon of curry and a pinch of thyme for more colour and then fry on low heat. Once it steams a little bit (make sure it is not too soft) take it out.

3. Step 3

In another pot, toast your washed rice with a little butter or oil or about three minutes and then add your protein stock, add some more curry and thyme, salt and cube to taste. Parboil and make sure it is soft before you take it down. (if your rain is soft and you still have water in it, drain it with a sieve).

4. Step 4

In another pan, put in all your fried vegetables and your parboiled rice and give it a good mix on low heat for about 3 mins and your delicious fried rice is ready!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What Gives Fried Rice Its Colour?

The secret to fried rice colour is the curry.

2. How Much Water Do I Need For 2 Cups Of Rice?

To cook 2 cups of rice, you will need about 4 cups of water.

3. How Do You Darken Fried Rice?

If you want your fried rice to have a darker colour, you can add a bit of dark soy sauce

Conclusion

If these steps are followed, you will be having the best fried rice you have ever tasted. Will you be trying this recipe? If you want to see more recipes like this, please let us know in the comment section and we will be more than happy to help.

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