Indo Chinese Chicken Fried Rice,,,Prawns in Pepper Garlic Sauce

Less-Guilty Chinese Meal

What do yo do when you are dying for a change of taste and have raw chicken, prawns and leftover cooked brown rice? And I forgot to add, all those sauces that I want to finish so I can get a fresh stock!! Had it not been for those sauces nudging me, I would have made a two-layered biryani with prawns forming the upper layer. So Chinese it had to be. I did not want the typical oily fried rice. So the Indo-Chinese Rice seemed an excellent option. Although the original recipe has roasted cashewnuts and raisins. I avoided the nuts to reduce the calories. And raisins only go into my desserts, at the most I don't mind it in my vegetable biryani.

Prawns had to be the pepper garlic variety - my all-time favourite. So here I go. And yes, feel free to add a bit of your favourite sauces or up the garlic, ginger or spice quotient.  So here I go!

Note: However healthy we may try to be by using brown rice instead of white, less oil and stuff, I want to stress on the point that this Indo-Chinese is still not a healthy meal. I have it probably once in two months or so. The bottled sauces are defintely a no-no for regular meals. I like my Indian cooking where I make my masala fresh and grind the spices. This was my cheat meal of the week!

Indo Chinese Chicken Fried Rice

Ingredients

Chicken (boneless) - 250 gms

Spring onion – 1 bunch (medium)

Capsicum – 2 (medium)

Carrot (chopped) – ½ cup

Garlic (crushed) – 1 tbsp

Ginger (grated) – 1 tbsp

Soya sauce – 1 tsp

Chili tomato sauce – 1 tbsp

Brown rice (cooked) – 1 ½ cups

Lemon juice – 1 tbsp

Pepper powder – 1 tbsp

Salt – to taste       

Oil – 2 tbsp

Method

Cut chicken into small cubes. Add salt and pepper and little water and cook it

Dice whites of the onions and capsicum into small pieces

Slice carrots into thin pieces

Heat 1 tbsp oil

Sauté ginger for a minute

Add onion, capsicum, garlic paste and salt

Sauté till the mixture becomes soft

Add carrots and mix well

Keep it aside

Heat 1 tbsp oil

Add the cooked chicken along with the stock and the sauces

Sauté it for about 5 minutes

Add rice and mix well

Cover it for 5 minutes for the flavors to blend well

Add the sautéed veggies and the greens of the spring onions

Prawns in Pepper Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

Prawns - 200 medium (steamed)

Spring Onions - 2 stalks

Garlic (sliced finely) - 10 flakes

Soya sauce - 1 tsp

Pepper sauce - 2 tbsp

Peppercorn (crushed) - 1 tsp

Oil - 1 tbsp

Method

Microwave the prawns for 10 seconds

Heat the oil

Add garlic and sauté

Add onion whites and stir fry

Add the onion greens, sauces and peppercorn

Sauté for 1 minute

Add the lobsters and mix slowly 

Health Benefits of Prawns

Rich in protein, omega-3, vitamins A and E, potassium, calcium, and phosphorus

Has low fat content

High level of zinc - improves immunity

Contains copper, phosphorus, and magnesium – promotes bone health

Anti-oxidants - improves skin health

Anti-ageing - prevents formation of wrinkles, fine lines and crow’s feet

Protects skin against harmful UV rays

Boosts collagen 

Health Benefits of Brown Rice

Helps in weight management

Anti-diabetic

Anti-inflammatory properties

Gluten free

Promotes heart health

Energy booster