Fried Rice

Flied Lice

Ingredients

2 full, succulent, chicken breasts. Cut them into really small pieces. Sigh.
1/2 a yellow onion
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp canola oil

1 tsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp garam masala
1/4 tsp (very good for its anti-cancer properties)
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 or more teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoons yogurt
2 cups basmati rice from your local indian store or Costco.
1/4 cup of fresh coriander leaves cut into very small pieces. Chopped, actually.

Optional: Season chicken with garlic.

Preparation

Cook the rice. Its easy. Pour 4 cups of water into a nice pan and heat on high till the water (with rice) starts boiling. While this is going on, start cooking the chicken according to the instructions below. Back to the lice. Once the water starts boiling, half-close the pan and turn the heat to medium. When there's no danger of boiling water overflowing the pan, turn the heat to low and completely close the pan. Turn the stove off, when the rice is soft and a bit sticky. Practice makes perfect.

The alternative is: get a rice cooker. Follow lice cooker instructions

Chicken: Fry onions in oil till they turn transparent. Put in the spices. Add a thin veneer of water to stop the spicy onions from sticking to the frying pan. When the oil starts seperating from the spices, add tomato sauce.

Now for the tricky part. Add the chicken. Stir.

Add water to about half the level of the chicken in the pan. You want to cook (boil) the chicken and then fry it in the remaining oil once the water boils off. Drink some beer or wine. Don't mix.

When the chicken is cooked, add the cooked rice to your wok. You are cooking the chicken in a Wok right? Mix well.

Just before serving sprinkle the coriander leaves gently (as if you were bestowing a mantra) over the chicken rice mixture. Voila. Chicken fried rice.

Serve hot. Remember basmati rice makes a difference.

Enjoy!