Apple Fried Rice - Kids friendly Recipe

Bored of Usual Veggie fried Rice .... ??? Here is a little twisted Vegetable fried Rice recipe ... Try it Out friends :)

Apple fried rice is Vyshu's favourite in her lunchbox menu. This fried rice is healthy too since we have included Bell Peppers, cashews and raisins. This recipe is somewhat different to normal veggie fried rice. This fried rice recipe  is hot and sweet mixing of ingredients and the sweetness is more dominant here. So kids love it very much. It will be yummy when had with my favourite Crispy Potato Wedges recipe. Let's see how to do ...

Ingredients:

1. Cooked Basmati Rice - 1 Cup
2. Apple - 1/2 
3. Capsicum / Bell Peppers - 2 tbsp chopped legthwise
4. Big Onion - 2 tbsp chopped
5. Spring onion white part - 2 tsp finely chopped
6. Spring onion green part - 1 tsp finely chopped
7. Garlic paste - 1 tsp
8. Soya Sauce - 1/8 tsp
9. Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
10. Cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
11. Raisins - 1 tbsp
12. Olive Oil - 1 tbsp
13. Salt as per taste

Cooking Method:

Be ready with the Ingredients. This pic does not represent the actual measurings and Ingredients for fried rice. 

Chop the Onion, Bell Peppers and Apple. Be ready with the Cooked Rice.

• In a Cooking pan add little oil and fry the cashews and raisins. 
• Transfer it to a plate. 
• In the same pan add some more oil, onion, spring onion white part  and garlic paste. Saute it for a minute. 
• Then add the capsicum and saute it for some seconds. 
• Add soya sauce and then cubed apples. Give a quick saute for about 5 secs. (The apples must not get cooked. It should be crunchy).
• Immediately add the cooked rice, pepper powder and salt. Saute it for few seconds.
• Finally add the cashews and raisins and mix everything with along with the rice quickly. 
• Switch off the flame. Garnish with spring Onions green part and serve hot.

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You can have this fried rice along with Crispy Potato Wedges or any Hot n Spicy Chips of your choice. This is a lovely, tasty and colourful lunch box recipe for kids.

Notes:

• Overcooking of apples turns mushy. So be careful while sauting. 
• You can increase the quantity of apples, capsicum and nuts according to your taste.
• You can even add finely chopped garlic instead of garlic paste.
• You can add Bell Peppers of different colours, so that kids love eating the fried rice and complete the lunch box quickly.