Easy, Recipes, Vegetarian

Burnt Garlic Fried Rice

This is a recipe that explores the magical flavour of garlic. Second to none! Copious amount of garlic is stir-fried till it’s slightly charred or burnt and then mixed with Asian sauces and rice. A meal by itself, burnt garlic fried rice can satiate your midnight Chinese food cravings.

Ingredients

  • 2 Bowls Cooked rice (preferably a day old)
  • 8-10 Garlic Cloves (crushed)
  • 1 Sliced Onion (big)
  • 2 Tablespoons Soya Sauce
  • 1 Tablespoon Vinegar
  • 1 Tablespoon Green Chilli Sauce
  • Salt to Taste
  • Spring Onions (to garnish)
  • 2 Tablespoons Oil

Preparation

Prep: 15 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes

  1. Heat oil in a Wok/Pan, put 3/4th of the crushed garlic and fry for 2 minutes. 
  2. Add 3/4th of the sliced onions and fry till its brown.
  3. Add soya sauce, vinegar and salt and fry the onions a little more.
  4. Add little water and cooked rice. Mix it all on high flame for 3- 5 minutes. 
  5. Once it’s all mixed, check salt and switch off the gas.
  6. In a separate pan, heat oil and left-over crushed garlic and sliced onions. Fry till the garlic and the onion are brown.
  7. Add green chilli sauce to the rice and garnish with spring onions and burnt garlic and onions.
  8. It can be made with brown rice and vegetables or meat.

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Hoimi Bandyopadhyay

I am Hoimee and I am a Producer by profession. I come from a traditional Bengali family where all the conversations happened around food or about food. I got my love for cooking from my Grandmothers who introduced me to amazing Bengali food. I love making traditional recipes ones that tell a story about our culinary past. Cooking has given me a creative way to let out the stress of my work life. When I cook it’s my time and I put on some music too! It’s also healthier as we live lives of no proper food timings at least one should try to eat right. It is also a great life skill to develop.