Masala Scrambled Egg Fried Rice – Leftover rice recipes
Presenting an easy and quick meal idea, Masala Scrambled Egg Fried Rice, is one of the best leftover rice recipes Indian style. Ready in minutes, and super yummy too, this one is definitely best to give the leftover rice a great makeover as egg bhurji rice. Read on for the recipe!!
Here’s presenting a new form to the recently posted Masala Scrambled Eggs recipe. The egg bhurji is always a win-win when it comes to lazy breakfast mornings, and also, when you want to whip up something quick for breakfast.
How about giving another makeover to the bhurji and if you have some leftover rice (or if not, you can just cook some plain rice separately), then with just the addition of few sauces, you will have a yummy lunch available to you within no time.
If you have seen my Masala Scrambled Eggs recipe, then you must have noticed that the bhurji is loaded with nutrients because of the inclusion of additional vegetables. This is the reason I have not added any more vegetables to the fried rice.
The good part is, all the three added vegetables, onions, bell peppers and spinach, are fried rice friendly and also make the meal more wholesome. All the ingredients together provide adequate amount of vitamins, iron, anti-oxidants and magnesium (to name a few), this makes it a nutrition-packed meal.
If you like this, then do check out another makeover I have done using the leftover Masala Scrambled Eggs. I have made Quesadillas out of the same recipe and that is what makes the original recipe so versatile. Check out the Quesadillas recipe below:
Masala Scrambled Egg Quesadillas
Procedure to make Scrambled Eggs And Rice – Indian Fried Rice Recipe
- Keep aside leftover rice, or make fresh plain rice from scratch
- Prepare the egg mixture or if already prepared, use the leftover
- Heat egg mixture in a pan
- Add in the sauces (soy sauce, sriracha and tomato ketchup)
- Add in the rice and mix it all together
- Drizzle some balsamic vinegar on top
- Serve hot
Continuing the tradition, here comes the 35th recipe under My Julie & Julia Project. For those who don’t know, I had started this project last year, under which I had planned to post 100 recipes from my kitchen by the end of the year 2019. But since I got busy with other priorities in life, I have planned to continue the tradition in 2020. So, this is the Recipe #35 for you all.
If you like this recipe, do check out these other lunch/dinner options from my blog as well.
- Instant Pot Vegetable Lasagna Soup
- Mashed Potatoes Quesadillas Recipe – Indian Style
- Easy Instant Pot Oil-Free Chana Masala Recipe (Chickpea Curry/Punjabi Chhole)
- Classic Vegetable Lasagna
Without taking more time of yours, let me take you straight to the recipe of Masala Scrambled Egg Fried Rice!
What to do with leftover rice? (Fried rice with leftover rice – Step-by-step with pictures)
- For step-by-step recipe of Masala Scrambled Eggs, refer to this link:
- Heat a non-stick pan/skillet and add in the egg mixture.
- Add the sauces (soy sauce, tomato sauce and sriracha sauce).
- Keep stirring everything for few seconds till all the sauces are coated evenly on the egg mixture.
- Add the cooked rice to the egg mixture.
- Stir everything once again on low heat till there is a homogeneous mixture and rice is coated well with the sauces.
- Drizzle balsamic vinegar on top and switch off the flame.
Quick Masala Scrambled Egg Fried Rice Indian Style is ready to be relished hot!!
Masala Scrambled Egg Fried Rice – Leftover rice recipes
Ingredients
For Masala Scrambled Eggs
- 4 Eggs
- 1.5 Tbsp Butter
- 1 Onion Large, diced
- 4 Sweet Peppers diced
- Spinach leaves A handful (chopped)
- Salt To taste
- Black pepper powder A pinch
- Red chili powder A pinch
- 1/3 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/3 tsp Sesame seeds
- 1/3 tsp Italian seasoning/Mixed herbs
- 1 Green chili/Jalapeno Optional, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp Cilantro/Coriander leaves Optional, To garnish (chopped)
For Fried Rice
- 3 cups Leftover cooked rice If no leftovers available, you can make fresh
- 1 1/2 cups Egg Mixture Prepared with ingredients mentioned above for Scrambled Eggs or use leftover
- 1/2 Tbsp Tomato Sauce/Tomato Ketchup
- 1/2 Tbsp Sriracha sauce Increase as per spice level
- 1/2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
- Balsamic Vinegar A drizzle
Instructions
For Masala Scrambled Eggs Preparation
- Heat a non-stick skillet/pan and add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add in the chopped green chili/jalapeno (if using) and diced onions.
- Saute onions for few minutes till they are golden brown in color.
- Now add in the diced sweet peppers and saute again for a minute. We don't saute it for too long as we want to preserve some crunch in the peppers.
- Add in the chopped spinach and saute for half a minute.
- Add salt and rest of spices (black pepper powder, red chili powder, sesame seeds, coriander powder, Italian seasoning and minced garlic) to the veggie mixture and saute for few more seconds to mix in the spices.
- Now, one by one, break the eggs in the pan. Slowly start stirring the eggs.
- You have to keep stirring constantly to create the perfect egg scramble, otherwise the eggs can stick to the bottom of the pan and give a burnt taste.
- After 2-3 minutes, a homogeneous mixture starts to form, and then you can turn off the stove.
- (Optional) Garnish with chopped cilantro/coriander leaves.
For Masala Scrambled Egg Fried Rice
- Heat a non-stick pan/skillet and add in the egg mixture.
- Add the sauces (soy sauce, tomato sauce and sriracha sauce).
- Keep stirring everything for few seconds till all the sauces are coated evenly on the egg mixture.
- Add the cooked rice to the egg mixture.
- Stir everything once again on low heat till there is a homogeneous mixture and rice is coated well with the sauces.
- Drizzle balsamic vinegar on top and switch off the flame.
- Quick Masala Scrambled Egg Fried Rice is ready to be relished hot!!
Notes
- You can increase the sriracha sauce by a tablespoon more, if you prefer spicier food.
- Feel free to use other vegetable options, like, carrots, broccoli, baby corn etc. Basically you can use up whatever veggies are available in your refrigerator.
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