Spices n Secrets

Who doesn't love fried rice? Specially when it has the goodness of vegetables and beans, and the aromatic flavor of dried herbs.

Here is a recipe to an easy-to-make Mexican Fried Rice. But I should admit that this is not the traditional recipe. The traditional one is a one-pot recipe where you will have to fry the rinsed rice with the vegetables and then boil them in vegetable/chicken broth to perfection.

This is my unique way of making it where you cook the rice separately and then add it to the pan of vegetables and stir fry. You can use either freshly boiled rice or leftover rice.

So, I guess this unique recipe can become your clean-the-fridge meal!
Check out the recipe below for 2 servings.

Ingredients:

1. 1 cup Basmati rice
2. 1/2 cup red kidney beans boiled and drained
3. 1/4 cup sliced yellow pepper
4. 1/4 cup sliced red pepper
5. 1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
6. 1/4 cup tomato ketchup
7. 1/2 finely chopped onion
8. 4 cloves of finely chopped garlic
9. 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
10. 1/2 tsp. chili flakes
11. 1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
12. 1/4 tsp. oregano
13. 1/4 tsp. thyme
14. Salt to taste
15. Water to boil rice

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