Mixed Vegetable Fried rice

I love rice. Mixed vegetable fried rice is the dish I am drawn towards when I am struggling for ideas of what to cook, or when I'm trying to use up the veg in my fridge, or when I am looking for a quick and easy meal...basically whenever I am hungry!

This fried rice dish is easy peasy to make and you can completely personalise it by adding the veg you like.

Recipe (serves 3-4):
1 cup Basmati rice, cooked
2 cups vegetables of your choice (below is what I used)
1 medium carrot, diced
1 stick celery, diced
1 small onion, finely diced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
1 cup mushrooms, sliced
3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 - 2 tsp salt (or to taste)
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (or to taste, alternatively use chopped fresh chillies)
1/4 tsp ground turmeric (hardar)
Twist ground black pepper
2 tbsp chopped fenugreek (methi)

Method:

1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan on a high heat
   
2. Add onions, garlic and mushrooms
   Stir-fry for 2 minutes
3. Add remaining veg and stir-fry for 2 minutes
4. Stir in the cooked rice and methi
5. Add seasoning
6. Reduce to a low heat and ensure that the rice is fully heated through
7. Serve on it's own or as an accompaniment to a curry or kadhi

Tips:

• You can​ add any vegetables you like. I just used the bits and pieces I had leftover in the fridge
• This dish is made with pre-cooked rice. You can also cook an all-in-one rice dish - I'll post the recipe up soon!
• This mixed vegetable fried rice is a meal on its own, but also works really well with dishes such as chilli paneer or Gujarati kadhi

Enjoy! If you have tried this recipe then please feel free to comment below and let me know how it went. If you have any questions then please ask and I'll do my best to answer!

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