5 Spice Vegetable Fried Rice

5 Spice Vegetable Fried Rice

Preparation Time: 20 mins.
Cooking Time: 15 mins.
Serves 4.

Ingredients

4 cups 80 % cooked Rice
1/4 cup parboiled and sliced french beans
1/2 cup sliced coloured capsicum (green, yellow andred)
1/4 cup shredded cabbage
1/4 cup thinly sliced baby corn
2 tbsp chopped celery
3 tsp Chinese 5 Spice Powder
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp oil
Salt to taste

To Garnish:
2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)

Preparation Method:
   
Heat the oil in a wok over a high flame, add all vegetables and cook for 2 minutes on high flame.
   
Add in rice, 5 spice powder, soya sauce, chilli sauce and salt.
  
Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
   
Serve hot.

Tips:

5 Spice Powder is a powdered mixture of fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, star anise (dagad phool), schezuan peppers in the ratio 1 : ½ : 1 : 2 : 2.
   
It is slightly sweet and pungent and has to be stored tightly covered, in a dry place at room temperature.