Mishti n Mulaku: Basil Fried Rice with Shrimp

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Ingredients:

Method:

In a big vessel cook Basmati Rice with lots of water. Drain it and keep the rice for cooling.
Once the rice comes to the room temperature keep them in a refrigerator for 10-15 mins. OR you can use leftover rice.
Clean and deveine Shrimp/Prawns. If you are using frozen shrimp then thaw it before using them.

In a pan add 2 tablespoon oil. Once the oil is warm add garlic and saute it till the raw smell of garlic goes away. Add crushed red chilli, shrimp and little salt. Saute it till the shrimp is cooked. Take them out in a plate and keep aside.
In a same pan add 2 tablespoon oil. Add onions saute it till it is about to turn red. Add carrots, beans and salt to taste. Saute them for sometime. Don't overcook them otherwise it will loose its crunch. Now add cabbage and saute it. Again don't overcook them.
Add black pepper powder and dried basil leaves and mix.
Take out rice from the refrigerator and add them into the pan. Mix well.
Now add shrimp into the rice and mix well carefully.
Basil Fried Rice with shrimp is ready to eat.

Note:

Vegetarians can leave the shrimp and leave from the step 2 to step 5. Please follow the rest of the recipe from step 6 to step 8 and vegetarian fried rice also come out very good.
I used frozen shrimps.
From my experience I learnt that fried rice comes out really good if you make them with cold rice. So if you have leftover rice then you can use that or if you are making with fresh rice then keep them in refrigerator for sometime before using them for fried rice.
For fried rice, always fry vegetables in high heat to maintain its crunch and keep tossing to avoid getting burnt.

Mishti n Mulaku