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Simple Fried Rice for One
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Simple Fried Rice for One

Prep Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Keyword: vegan, vegetarian
Servings: 1
Author: Tansy Boggon

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon peanut or sesame oil
  • ¼ cup cashews or peanuts optional
  • 1 medium carrot, grated or finely diced (alternatively use a frozen carrot, peas and corn combo)
  • ½ cup frozen peas and corn
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon chilli powder or chilli flakes
  • 1 cup cooked brown rice or microwave cup of brown rice mixture
  • 2 tablespoons coconut aminos or reduced salt tamari or soy sauce
  • Pinch pepper
  • Coriander, chives or green onion, thinly sliced to garnish (optional)

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a medium fry pan on medium-high heat.
  • Add cashews or peanuts. Stir until lightly brown, keeping a close eye on them to ensure they don’t burn.
  • Add the carrot, peas and corn with the turmeric, garlic powder and chilli. Stir through for 2-3 minutes.
  • Then add rice and coconut aminos.
  • Stir through, until veggies and rice warmed through. If this takes some time, you may need to add a tablespoon, or more, of water to stop the rice sticking to the pan.
  • Serve topped with your chosen optional garnish. You could even serve with a little chilli-garlic sauce.

Notes

Rice Options
I chose brown rather than white rice due to the higher fibre content and nutrition. You can cook up a batch of brown rice and have it ready in the fridge for this meal. It is always best to use cooled rice.
Microwave rice cups and bags are a great easy alternative. You can store them in the pantry and throw them into the fried rice without any other preparation. I often use the brown rice and quinoa combination , which is what I used in the dish pictured.
Protein Options
You could add proteins of your choice. Great options in fried rice, include chicken, prawns, tofu, tempeh and eggs.
All these ingredients, except eggs, could be cooked in oil before the cashews or peanuts.
Adding Egg to Your Fried Rice
  1. Whisk one egg in a bowl.
  2. Push the rice and veggie mixture to the side and pour the beaten egg into the pan.
  3. Use a spatula to scramble the eggs. Once cooked, mix the egg with the rice and veggies.
 
Cooking the egg in the same pan minimises on washing up while maximising flavour—sounds like a win-win to me!
Coconut Aminos
Coconut aminos is a soy sauce flavoured seasoning made from the fermented sap of coconut palm flowers. It is signifiantly lower in salt than reduced-salt tamari and soy sauce. And has the advantge of being soy, wheat and gluten-free for those with allergies or intolerances. You can generally find it in the health food section of the supermarket.
Storage
You can store this simple fried rice in the fridge for 3-4 days or freeze it for later.