Sweet Corn Fried Rice Recipe

Sweet corn fried rice recipe using very few ingredients. This fried rice is made without the sauce or vinegar. It gets a good flavor from the extra virgin olive oil, fresh pepper powder, capsicum and sweet corn. Also you can add soya sauce, vinegar or any one of them, if you like.

Preparation Time: 20 mins | Cooking Time: 15 mins  

Recipe type: Main 

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 2

Ingredients

Basmati Rice - 1 cup
Sweet Corn Kernels - 1/2 cup
Carrot - 2 small finely chopped
Cabbage - 1/4 cup chopped finely chopped
Garlic - 1 tbsp finely chopped
Green Chilli - 1/2 tsp finely minced
Capsicum - 1/4 cup chopped finely
Soya sauce - 1/8 tsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Olive oil - 2 tbsp 

Sugar - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

Coriander leaves to garnish.

Method:

Step1: Soak basmati rice for 30mins then pressure cook for 3 whistles in medium flame in the proportion ratio of 1(rice):1.5(water) cups. Spread it in a plate and lighten it up with a fork include a tsp of oil and enable it cool down. In pan heat oil - add garlic, green chillies, garlic - saute for a minute till it turns slightly browned. Then add carrot and cabbage in medium high flame, fry till the veggies shrink and raw smell takes off.

Step 2: After that add capsicum and saute for a minute then add sweet corn along with pepper powder and add required salt. Stir well in medium high flame.

Step 3: Add cooked rice and give a quick blend. Then add sugar and give a quick stir. Switch off.

Step 4: Serve hot with your choice of side dish.

Health Benefits of Corn:

Health benefits of corn include controlling diabetes, prevention of cardiovascular ailments, lowering hypertension and prevention of neural-tube defects at birth. Corn or maize is one of the most popular cereals in the world and forms the staple food around the globe, including the United States and  many African countries.

The kernels of corn are what hold the majority of corn’s nutrients, and are the most commonly consumed parts of the vegetable. The kernels can come in multiple colors, depending on where the corn is grown and what species or variety they happen to be. Another genetic variant, called sweet corn has more sugar and less starch in the nutritive material. It has rich source of calories & vitamins, it also reduces the risk of hemorrhoids and colorectal cancer.