Vegetarian Mexican Fried Rice Recipe
 
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Today I am going to share with you all a quick, easy, and flavourful recipe that is a Vegetarian Mexican Fried Rice Recipe that you can prepare at home, with the same taste that you eat in a restaurant or cafe style.
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 3 - 4
Ingredients
  • Ingredients:
  • Long grain rice - 1 cup
  • Rajma - ¼ cup raw or ½ cup cooked/tinned
  • Onion - 1, chopped
  • Capsicum- 1, chopped
  • Carrot - 1, chopped
  • French beans - 10 - 12, chopped
  • Corn kernels, ¼ cup, boiled
  • Tomatoes - 2 -3, puree
  • Garlic cloves - 6-8, minced
  • Salt - as per taste
  • Ghee - 1 tsp
  • Olive oil - 2 tbsp
  • Oregano - ½ tsp
  • Black pepper powder - 1 tsp, as per taste
  • Roasted cumin powder - 1 tsp
  • Fresh lemon juice - 1 tbsp
  • Fresh coriander leaves - chopped
Instructions ( 1 cup = 250 ml, 1 tbsp = 15 ml, 1 tsp = 5 ml)
  1. Wash the rajma, soak for 4-5 hours or overnight.
  2. Add salt and boil with 1 cup of water until cooked.
  3. Rajma should remain in shape after cooking.
  4. So cook for 4 whistles, chek, and cook again if required.
  5. Same way, wash rice and soak in 1 ½ cup water for 30 min.
  6. In a pressure cooker, add rice along with water.
  7. Add salt and ghee.
  8. Bring to boil, boil on high flame for 2 minutes.
  9. Close the cooker and cook on the lowest flame for 6 - 7 minutes or pressure cook for 2 whistles.
  10. Cook rice 90%.
  11. When pressure releases, open the cooker, gently toss them and let them cool down completely.
  12. Never use hot rice while making fried rice. We need firm and cooled rice.
  13. In a Kadai / wok add olive oil.
  14. Add garlic and oregano.
  15. Fry for a minute.
  16. Add onion. Cook until onion turns translucent.
  17. Add capsicum, carrot, french beans, and corn.
  18. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
  19. Add tomato puree.
  20. Mix well. Cover and cook until vegetables are cooked.
  21. Now add salt, pepper powder, and cumin powder as per taste.
  22. Add rice.
  23. Gently toss them well.
  24. Cook for 2 - 3 minutes.
  25. Turn off the flame.
  26. Add lemon juice and coriander leaves.
  27. Gently mix and serve warm Mexican Fried Rice with Tomato Salsa, Sour Cream, Guacamole, or Nacho Chips.
Recipe by Zeel's Kitchen at https://zeelskitchen.com/recipe/vegetarian-mexican-fried-rice-recipe/