Egg Rice (Write For Us Contest Entry - 20)

I used to prepare egg fried rice by adding soya sauce, tomato sauce and garam masala powder to eggs until I learnt this recipe from my mother's friend. She made this delicious egg rice when she visited us with such ease that I started following her recipe since then This recipe is very easy and flavourful.

Ingredients:

• Eggs - 3
• Cooked rice - 2 cups
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder- 1.5 teaspoon
• Coconut pieces - 3
• Cloves- 4
• Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
• Coriander leaves - Half bunch
• Mint leaves- Half bunch
• Onions - 3
• Green Chillies - 3
• Salt - As per taste
• Oil - 2 teaspoons

Preparation:

Powder cinnamon and cloves in a blender. Add the coconut pieces and coriander powder and grind again. Heat oil in a pan, add the ground powder and fry for half a minute carefully without burning, add the ginger garlic paste and fry for another half a minute.

Add finely sliced onions, slit green chillies, coriander leaves, mint leaves and fry till onions turn light brown.

Break the eggs one by one. Keep undisturbed for a minute and then scramble them.

Add precooked rice to the egg mixture, add salt to taste and fry the rice for 3 minutes.
The delicious egg rice is now ready to be served.

Serving options:

Garnish the egg rice with choppped coriander leaves and serve with onion raita.

Author: Sharanya Csl