Egg Fried Rice Recipe with step by step pictures. This simple rice dish is made with Egg, Rice, Soy sauce and Vinegar. Quick lunch to make and taste so delicious. I have shared Restaurant Style egg fried rice and street food style egg fried rice.
Egg Fried Rice
This fried rice is an instant fix, if you have leftover rice or want to pack a quick lunch for your kids. I have few more version of fried rice, check out here.
About Egg Fried Rice
I have quite a few fried rice recipe in this blog, both veg and non veg. But this is one recipe which i make quite often, it is not traditional fried rice, it is a street food style recipe which i love so much. I have a variation of this recipe in this blog right here. It is so easy to make.
If you have some leftover rice, you can make this the next day and enjoy it, somedays i purposely cook a little more rice to make this. I made this today and enjoyed it with pepper gobi which will be my next post.
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Egg Fried Rice Ingredients
Rice - You can use cooked basmati rice or jasmine rice. Any Short grain or long grain rice can be used. Only important thing is the rice has to be a day old. Cooked, cooled rice makes the best fried rice.
Eggs - Add good quality, free range, organic eggs.
Aromatics - Ginger, Garlic, Green chillies & Onions are the only basic ingredients you need to make a perfect egg fried rice.
Vegetables - carrots, capsicum and beans can be added.
Sauces - I add only soy sauce in my egg fried rice. a dash of vinegar or chilli sauce can be added.
Seasonings - msg is used in restaurant style egg fried which can be replaced with stock powder or a dash of extra soy sauce.
How to make Egg Fried Rice at Home
Cooking rice
Start by cooking Rice, Wash rice in lots of water, soak it for 30 mins. Drain it and take it in pressure cooker, cover it with 1.5 cup of water and some salt. Cover and pressure cook for 1 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Now open the cooker and invert the rice to a bowl or plate and fluff it up, let it cool completely.
Preparing Eggs
Take eggs in a bowl, season with some salt and beat well. Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a kadai or wok. Pour the egg mix in and scramble it. Once it is scrambled, remove it to a plate.
Making Fried rice
Now Heat another 1 tblspn of oil in a wok or big kadai. Add in ginger and garlic and saute for a min. Add in onions, capsicum and green chillies. Saute for couple of mins. Add in salt, sugar and mix well. Now add in soy sauce, vinegar and pepper powder. Mix well. Add in cooked rice and toss well. Fry for 5 mins or so. Add in cooked eggs and spring onion. Toss once and Serve hot.
Variations of Egg Fried Rice
Even though Egg fried rice is very basic recipe. It can be modified according to your taste.
Simple Egg Fried Rice
This version of Egg Fried rice is very simple and basic. Stir fry garlic, spring onions, green chillies and eggs. Add in Cooked rice and season with salt, sugar and black pepper powder.Basic egg fried rice, perfect to satisfy hunger.
Vegetable Egg Fried Rice
This version is made with lots of vegetables like carrot, beans, capsicum in addition to the original recipe. Cook fried rice with butter instead of oil for added flavour. Great dish to put in kids lunch box.
Brown Rice Egg Fried Rice
This version is of egg fried is more wholesome and rich in fibre. I used brown basmati rice instead of regular white rice. The recipe remains the same, uses ginger, garlic, spring onions, eggs, soy sauce, vinegar, salt and black pepper powder.
Stir Fry Egg Fried Rice
Addition of frozen green peas which are defrosted adds a pop of colour in this fried rice. Scramble eggs in a kadai and set aside. Then stir fry onions, green peas, soy sauce, salt, pepper and tiny bit of sugar in oil. Add in cooked rice along with the scrambled eggs.
How to Make Egg Fried Rice (stepwise pictures)
1)Start by cooking rice. Add salt to basmati rice and cook.
2)rice is cooked. Make sure you the rice completely in fridge
3)take all your ingredients
4)Eggs in a bowl.
5)Add salt to it.
6)mix well and set aside.
7)heat oil in a large wok.
8)Add eggs and scramble.
9)Once it is scrambled. Remove to a plate and set aside.
9)Now lets make the fried rice.
10)heat oil in a wok.
11)Add crushed garlic and ginger.
12)Stir fry for a min.
13)Add onions, capsicum and green chillies.
14)toss well.
15)Add salt and sugar.
16)Add a dash of soy sauce.
17)Add vinegar.
18)Add in black pepper powder.
19)Mix well.
20)Add cooked and cooled rice.
20)Toss well.
21)Add scrambled eggs.
22)Add green onions.
23)Serve
Tips & Tricks for Egg Fried Rice
- Make sure you use day old cooked rice for best texture.
- Eggs amount can be increased as per your taste.
- For added taste, egg fried rice can be topped with a fried egg.
- Chilli oil can be drizzled for added taste.
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Egg Fried Rice | Restaurant Style Egg Fried Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1+1 tbsp Oil
- 3 Eggs
- 1 tbsp Ginger minced
- 1 tbsp Garlic minced
- 1 medium Onions chopped finely
- 4 Green Chilli chopped
- 1 Capsicum / Bell Pepper chopped finely
- 2 tsp Soy Sauce or to taste
- 2 tsp Vinegar or to taste
- 1 tbsp White Pepper Powder or to taste
- Salt to taste
- 1 tbsp Sugar or to taste
- 2 Spring Onion a handful finely chopped
For Cooking Rice
- 1 cup Basmati Rice
- 1.5 cup Water
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Start by cooking Rice, Wash rice in lots of water, soak it for 30 mins. Drain it and take it in pressure cooker, cover it with 1.5 cup of water and some salt. Cover and pressure cook for 1 whistle. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Now open the cooker and invert the rice to a bowl or plate and fluff it up, let it cool completely.
- Now take eggs in a bowl, season with some salt and beat well.
- Heat 1 tblspn of oil in a kadai or wok. Pour the egg mix in and scramble it. Once it is scrambled, remove it to a plate.
- Now Heat another 1 tblspn of oil in a wok or big kadai. Add in ginger and garlic and saute for a min.
- Add in onions, capsicum and green chillies. Saute for couple of mins. Add in salt, sugar and mix well.
- Now add in soy sauce, vinegar and pepper powder. Mix well.
- Add in cooked rice and toss well. Fry for 5 mins or so.
- Add in cooked eggs and spring onion. Toss once.
- Serve hot.
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Notes
- Make sure you use day old cooked rice for best texture.
- Eggs amount can be increased as per your taste.
- For added taste, egg fried rice can be topped with a fried egg.
- Chilli oil can be drizzled for added taste.
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sindhuja
Dont worry aarthi...she will be alright. ..take care of her...I can understand ur feeling ..since I am also a mom.
Will pray for her... she will get well soon.
sindhu
Is there any substitue for soy sauce and vinegar aarthi?
idilinmutfagi
Hello my name is idilin. Your recipe looks delicious. I will surely try this recipe in my kitchen. I've been watching your shares. Thank you.
Anonymous
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How s Maha now
Feed her with plenty of fluids especially with warm water which will help her body to refresh her immune system
Take care of your little bud
bye
Aarthi
@sindhuSoy sauce has no alternative, but for vinegar you can use lemon juice
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Oh, Aarthi. It pained my heart to read that. I'm glad that your little girl is feeling better now, and I hope she will recover soon. I'm sending you both lots of strength and good thoughts.
I know I haven't been commenting lately, but I still follow your blog and cook from your recipes.
Anonymous
So sorry about Maha and am glad she is recovering. Take care and thanks for the lovely recipe. - Anupama
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This is so simple, thanks for sharing this recipe with pictures which make it easy to know.
vikramadevi
It is yummy.
Rajesh Kumar
A perfect and healthy dish when hungry. I tried this recipe today... It came out very well...
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