Hot Garlic Fried Rice

Name: Hot Garlic Fried Rice (Spicy rice with garlic)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons vegetable oil; 1½ teaspoons table salt; 10 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 6 scallions, bulbs sliced, green tops minced; 1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and diced; 1 medium carrot, diced; 1½ cups (300 grams) raw rice, cooked and chilled; 2 dried red chiles, stemmed and broken into 4 pieces; 2 teaspoons red chile paste (see Note); 1 teaspoon white vinegar; ¼ teaspoon soy sauce

Spicy rice with garlic

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

This is a fine example of Indo-Chinese food, which is big business for restaurants in India—roadside eateries in particular. While a far cry from authentic Chinese, Indo-Chinese fusion has its own charms.

Ingredients

1½ tablespoons vegetable oil
10 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6

Asia
India
China
Main course
Vegan
Spicy

Method

Place a medium nonstick sauté pan over medium heat and add the oil. When small bubbles appear at the bottom of the pan, add the garlic and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the scallion bulbs, carrot, bell pepper, chile paste, red chiles, and salt. Stir-fry over high heat for 3 minutes.
Add the rice, scallion tops, soy sauce, and vinegar, and stir-fry over high heat fo