Vegetable fried rice is a delicious and flavorful Chinese rice recipe with mixed vegetables. This recipe is easy and quick to make, mildly seasoned vegan veg fried rice better than takeaways.



Fried rice can be made in so many ways in both vegetarian and non vegetarian cuisine. Chicken fried rice, egg fried rice are popular non vegetarian ones.

Indo chinese recipes are my go to when I want some really flavorful food with umami. Sauteing veggies with super flavorful seasoning in high flame for short time is the essence of this cuisine.

Here in this indo Chinese veggie fried rice recipe also, we are following the same method.

The Best Veg Fried Rice

Here I am sharing with you a really easy recipe that tastes best.

Basically in this restaurant style fried rice, mixed veggies are sauteed in high flame with some very basic seasoning. To that we add cooked and cooled basmati rice, toss quickly and serve 🙂

This is just one way of making restaurant style Chinese fried rice. There are many variations to the recipe though.

I have added some delicious vegetarian fried rice recipes like schezwan fried rice, baby corn fried rice, restaurant fried rice, paneer fried rice, Singapore fried rice recipes here.

This vegetable fried rice recipe is easy one with basic ingredients from the pantry. I usually make this fried rice with left over rice that is cold and grains separate.

In fact one of the best ways to use up left over rice is to make vegetable fried rice. Use whatever veggies you have in hand for this recipe.

While there is a set of veggies usually used in Chinese recipes you can just build this recipe with what you have in hand.

The veg fried rice from Chinese restaurants often have ajinomoto (monosodium glutamate) in them. I don’t use it in my cooking due to the long debate about its safety.

We can make perfect veg fried rice at home leaving ajinomoto behind. This is a good recipe where the taste and flavor of fresh vegetables compliments the rice well.

Vegetables that go in the making of fried rice are carrots, cabbages, beans and bell peppers. Apart from these you can also use baby corn, sweet corn kernels, sprouts, mushrooms or even greens.

I also sometimes add paneer or tofu in this recipe.

This Veg Fried Rice Is

Super simple to make with pantry staples

Quick recipe, only 15 minutes with cooked rice

Vegan & gluten free (use gluten free soy sauce)

Umami, delicious & has the signature flavor of Chinese Fried Rice

Easy way to sneak n veggies in kids diet

Better than takeaways.

What Veggies Go Well In Here?

To make Chinese style veg fried rice usually we use cabbage, beans, carrot, broccoli, baby corn and capsicum.

I always add carrot and beans along with other available veggies just like in my schezwan noodles or vegetable soup recipe.

Add three or more veggies that you have handy,

Vegetable like eggplant, okra do not cut well with this vegetable fried rice though.

Some Protein that you can add in this fried rice are

If you eat egg you can boiled egg, chopped

cubed paneer

cubed tofu

mushrooms

sprouts

Tips To Make Vegetable Fried Rice

First of all make sure the rice is cooked yet not mushy. The rice should be cooked al dente for vegetable fried rice. If long grained rice is not available you can use any aged rice Chinese fried rice recipe is all about fast cooking. You would want to prep all the veggies, keep the sauces and seasoning ready so that you can act fast and cook quickly using high flame. Next we have to chop all the veggies in same size. This is very important as we are cooking the veggies in high heat for short time. Use good quality sesame oil for authentic taste. In the absence of sesame oil you can use light olive oil also. Celery adds taste and flavor to any Chinese rice recipe. I always use it if it is freshly available in market.However if you do not get celery you can use cleaned thick stalk of cilantro. Use good Chinese wok if possible for best finish. In the absence of wok, use good quality cast iron pan to retain heat.

The recipe shared here is for Indian style veg fried rice that you find in most of the Indo Chinese Restaurants. However you can easily alter this recipe to suit your preference. Below I have listed some variations.

Variations With Veg Fried Rice Recipe.

To make typical Chinese style fried rice use a small star anise and a strand of mace in this recipe. Saute the whole spices along with grated ginger. Also you can use schezwan sauce in this recipe to make schezwan fried rice. Finally you can add any of your favorite sauce for a different flavor.

Are Sauces Necessary For Fried Rice?

Typically sauces like soy sauce, hot sauce, chili sauce are used in Chinese fried rice and other Chinese recipes.

Adding a small amount of sauce does increase the flavor of the dosh however we need to be very cautious of the quality of sauces used.

The generic soy sauce sold in stores are loaded with chemicals and hardly contains any real ingredients. Look for organic naturally brewed soy sauce.

Here I have used naturally brewed organic soy sauce in veg fried rice recipe.

You can also use tamari, chili garlic sauce, schezwan sauce to up the flavor.

Fried rice actually tastes good with just garlic, ginger, vinegar, salt and pepper.

Serve veg fried rice with chilli vinegar,tofu sitr fry,veg manchurian, chilli paneer, babycorn manchurian. This is a healthy rice for toddlers and kids too. Just rice and veggies!

More Indo Chinese Recipes:

veg noodles, veg clear soup, paneer manchurian, veg lollipop recipes.

Step by Step Method

Cooking Rice For Chinese Fried Rice

We need cooked and cooled basmati rice, grains full and separate for this recipe. A day old or at least rice that has been cooked few hours before works for this veggies fried rice.

Pick and rinse raw basmati rice gently.

Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.

Drain and spread on a plate for few minutes.

Bring two cups of water to a rolling boil in a heavy pan. Add few drops of oil.

Add the rice and mix gently once.

Cook until all the water is absorbed, takes around 8-12 minutes.

Cool the rice thoroughly before using in vegetable fried rice recipe.

How To Make Veg Fried Rice



As first step prepare the veggies. Rinse, peel and chop the veggies very finely. Keep the veggies ready.

Heat sesame oil in a broad wok. Add the grated ginger and saute for 2 minutes. You can also add the star anise and mace at this stage for authentic Chinese flavor in fried rice.

Once the ginger is sauteed well add the spring onion whites and saute quickly for 1-2 minutes.

Now add all the veggies and sugar. Mix well and saute in high flame for 3 minutes. The veggies should get cooked yet remain crunchy.

Now season with salt and pepper and mix well. Saute for 1-2 minutes. At this stage you can add preferred sauce like soy sauce or schezwan sauce. Also add vinegar.

Add the cooked rice and toss gently. Adjust salt and pepper, add 1 teaspoon sesame oil and mix gently.Garnish with spring onions greens.

Serve quick veg fried rice hot with any suitable gravy.

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