Pineapple Fried Rice

This is a classic Thai dish almost always served in scooped out pineapple shell.

Thai style fried rice stands different from Chinese fried rice with the addition of ntraditional thai ingredients like Pineapple, cashew nuts and raisins. The resulting taste is sweet and sour.

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice - 2 cups

Pineapple, fresh or canned, chopped - 1 cup

Onion, chopped - 1small

Spring onion, chopped - 1cup

Green Peas, cooked - 1/2 cup

Red, Green and Orange Bell Pepper, chopped - 1 cup

Ginger Garlic paste - 1Tbsp

Egg - 1 No.

Boneless chicken, cooked and shredded - 1 cup

Pepper powder - 1Tbsp

Curry powder - 1Tbsp

Soy sauce - 3 Tbsp

Fish sauce - 2Tbsp

Pineapple juice - 3Tbsp

Cashew nuts - 2Tbsp

Raisins - 2Tbsp

Method:

1.Boil water in a vessel, add salt and 1tsp lemon juice. Add rice and cook till done. Drain.

For fried rice, it is always better to use cooked rice refrigerated overnight. This will make the rice less sticky while preparing fried rice.

2.Heat 1Tbsp oil in a wok. Fry the cashew nuts and raisins and keep aside. Add chopped onion, spring onion, green peas and bell peppers and stir fry for 1 minute. Take it out of oil and keep aside.

3.Beat the egg with a little soy sauce. Heat 1tsp oil and gently scramble the egg. Remove from wok and keep aside.

4.Add little more oil if needed, saute ginger garlic paste until slightly brown and fragrant. Add chicken and pepper powder and saute on high heat till slightly browned. Add curry powder, fish sauce and soy sauce. Add pineapple and saute for 1 minute on medium heat. Add rice to this, mix in the pineapple juice and stir well. Add the stir-fried vegetables and egg until everything is mixed in well. Check seasoning and salt and adjust if needed.
5.Serve in a carved Pineapple boat and garnish with Cashew nuts, raisins and spring onions.