Name: Bengali Fried Rice
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian Cuisine
Ingredients: 300 gms Basmati Rice; 200 gms Veggies (Carrots, beans, peas); 5pcs Bay Leaf; 2pcs Cinnamon Stick; 4pcs Cardamom and Clove; 50 gms Cashews and Raisins; 2 tsp Garam Masala; Salt; Sugar; Ghee; Vegetable Oil

Bengali Vegetable Fried Rice or Vegetable Pulao is an easy to cook and a nutritious Bengali rice item that is loved by many. The mark of a good vegetable fried rice is long unbroken grains of rice, and crunchy veggies. You can eat this with chicken or mutton kosha, egg kosha, fish fry etc.

Bengali Fried Rice

1. Wash and boil the basmati rice until it is cooked by 80%. Drain the water and spread the rice for it to air dry.

2. Dice and chop the veggies (carrots, beans, peas). Slit the green chillies. You can also use veggies of your choice.

3. Mix the garam masala powder, pepper powder, salt and sugar together and keep aside. 

4. Set a pan on medium heat. Add ghee and vegetable oil to it and once the oil is hot, temper it with bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves.

5. Add the cashews and fry them till they turn lightly golden.

6. Turn up the heat and add the veggies. Keep the heat high so that the vegetables retain their crunch. This is very important for the fried rice.

7. Turn off the heat and add the half cooked rice over the vegetables. Add the seasoning that you had mixed earlier (pepper powder, garam masala, salt, and sugar) and add the remaining rice on top. Add the green chillis.

8. Mix the rice thoroughly and slowly so that the grains do not break. Cover the pan and set it over the lowest heat setting for about 20 minutes and steam until the rice has cooked completely. Check once to see if the rice is sticking to the bottom of the pan. 

Bengali Fried Rice

Bengali Vegetable Fried Rice or Vegetable Pulao is an easy to cook and a nutritious Bengali rice item that is loved by many. The mark of a good vegetable fried rice is long unbroken grains of rice, and crunchy veggies. You can eat this with chicken or mutton kosha, egg kosha, fish fry etc.

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