Fish Fried Rice

Fried Rice is my children's all time fav food and very easy to prepare.  I usually make veg fried rice or chicken fried rice.  But being a catholic I usually abstain on Fridays from meat or poultry and only have fish.  So what do you do if your children want to eat Fried Rice (not Veg but Non Veg) on a Friday and so here is what I came up with FISH FRIED RICE.  I used the fish Cream Dory which is available in plenty in Dubai.  I have also tried this with King Fish which is my daughter's favourite fish.

Fish fried rice

Ingredients (Serves 3 – 4)

To marinate

1. Fish – 400 – 500 gm, cut into small cubes

2. Ginger – garlic paste – 1 tbsp

    Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp

    Chilly powder – 1.5 tsp

    Pepper powder – 1.5 tsp

    Lemon juice – 1 tsp

    Oil – 1 tbsp

    Salt – To taste

Other ingredients

Jasmine Rice – 2 cups

Chopped veggies - colored capsicum,carrots, mushrooms - 1/4 cup

Chopped Ginger-garlic – 1.5 tsp

Green chillies - 1 tsp

Onion – 1 medium-small, thinly sliced

Spring On

Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp

Pepper powder – 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves – 1/4 cup, chopped

Soya Sauce

Oyester Sauce

Hot and Sweet sauce

Salt – To taste

Oil / butter – 1.5 tbsp

Method

Soak rice in enough water for 20 minutes.Drain.  Cook it in a large vessel filled with boiling water, 1 tsp oil until done. Strain the cooked rice. Set aside to cool.

Marinate the fish pieces with the ingredients under “ To marinate” for at least 30 minutes.

Fry the fish pieces till nice and brown.

Blanch the veggies in hot water for 15 mins

Heat 1.5 tbsp oil / butter in a wide non-stick pan. Fry  sliced onion until brown . Add Ginger/Garlic/Green Chillies.  

Add the fried fish pieces.  Add the chilly and pepper powder. Mix well

Add the sauces - Soya, Hot and Sweet, Oyester- mix well.

Add rice and veggies in batches i.e.  Add a little rice, then veggies - mix well again add a little rice, veggies - mix well taking care not to break the fish pieces.  continue till all the rice veggies is mixed.

 Switch off.  Garnish with chopped spring onion greens/Coriander leaves.