JACKFRUIT FRIED RICE

Ingredients:

250gm, green jackfruit(cut in to equal medium size)
2 cup long grained basmati rice
2 Onion, chopped
1/2 cup, tomato puree
1/2 tsp, Garlic paste
1 tsp Ginger paste
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Ground cumin seeds
2 cloves
2 Cardamoms
1 tsp, Garam masala
1 Cinnamon stick
1 Bay leaf
Juice of a 1 fresh lime
coriander leaves, chopped
Oil for frying
Salt to taste

Method:

* Wash the rice and soak it in cold water for at least 15 minutes.

* Drain water from soaked rice and place the rice in a heavy bottomed vessel with 4 cups of water, salt and few drops of oil.

* Cover it and bring to boil 5 minutes on high heat. After five minutes, uncover it and cook on low heat until rice becomes just tender. Rice should not be overcooked.

* Now heat oil in a non sticky pan and add jackfruit pieces and fry them for 10 min on medium heat and keep aside.

* Now sauté a cumin seeds and fry garlic and onion till golden brown.

* Add tomato puree, turmeric and ginger paste, mix well and fry them for 3-4 minutes.

* Add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf and garam masala.

* Add cooked rice and Mix lemon juice and Place the jackfruit in the rice without breaking the pieces and stay on high flame for few minutes till rice becomes hot.

* Turn the rice out on a serving plate and arrange some jack fruit pieces on top.

* Garnish with chopped .

Enjoy your jack fruit fried rice!

SPROUTS FRIED RICE

It is very healthy and nutritious becaused sprouts are one of the most nutritional food and rich with vitamins, minerals, proteins and enzymes. Try it.

Preparation Time : 5-10 minutes
Cooking Time : 30 minutes
Serves / Makes : 4 portions

Ingredients:

Basmati rice – 2 cups

Mung bean sprouts – 1 cup

Soya sauce – ½ tsp

Tomato sauce – 1 tsp

Chopped onion – 2 tsp

Chopped garlic – 1 tsp

Vinegar – 1 tsp

Red chilli paste – 1 tsp

White pepper powder –to taste

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

Finely wash the rice and soak for 10-15 minutes and drain.

Boil water in a pan and add rice and salt.

Cook on low heat and should be uncovered. It’s important that rice should not be over cooked.

Heat oil in a non stick pan.

Add the garlic, onion and ginger, Stir and fry them for few seconds on medium heat.

Add chilli paste and vinegar and mix well and stir for 10 minutes.

Add sprouts and cover and cook for 3-4 minutes.

Now add Soya sauce, tomato sauce and white pepper powder and mix gently.

Add the rice (cool rice) and stir fry for 2 minutes.Serve hot.