Go Back
trinidad vegetable fried rice featured image
Print Recipe

Vegetable fried rice (with red rice)

This vegetarian fried rice recipe is simple to make and really tasty. It is made with long grain rice, vegetables, fresh herbs, and oils like sesame and peanut.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Caribbean, Chinese
Keyword: trini fried rice
Servings: 8
Calories: 300kcal
Author: Ros Singh

Ingredients

  • 2 cups red jasmine rice (or use parboiled, long grain basmati, brown rice)
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 2 cloves garlic (grated)
  • 2 inch ginger (grated)
  • 1 carrot (diced)
  • 1 large bell pepper (diced)
  • 1 pimento pepper (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup cashews (toasted)
  • 1/2 cup chives (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup cilantro (chopped)
  • 1/4 cup chadon beni (culantro) (chopped)
  • 1 tsp fine thyme
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • 2 tsp soy sauce (increase for darker color)
  • 2 tsp salt (plus to taste)
  • pepper to taste

Instructions

Rice

  • Place a large pot on medium heat.
  • Add water to the pot until it is 3/4 filled.
  • Bring water to a boil.
  • Wash red jasmine rice. Drain and wash again a few more times.
  • Add to the pot of boiling water.
  • Mix in 1 tsp of salt.
  • Stir.
  • Leave uncovered to boil. Add more water if necessary during boiling.
  • Boil until the rice is cooked all the way through (20 - 30 minutes).
  • Strain and set aside to cool.

Vegetables

  • Wash, peel and dice onions. Wash, peel and grate ginger. Wash, scrape and dice carrots.
  • Wash and remove seeds from bell peppers and pimento pepper. Dice.
  • Wash the bodi. Cut the ends off and break into 1-inch pieces.
  • Wash and finely chop chadon beni, chives, cilantro and thyme.
  • Place a large pot on medium heat.
  • Add 2 tbsps of oil.
  • Toss in the onions. Cook until translucent (2 minutes).
  • Mix in the pimento peppers. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Stir in the garlic and ginger. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the carrots, bodi and 1 tsp of salt. Cook for 3 minutes.
  • Add bell peppers, chadon beni, chives, cilantro and thyme.
  • Cook for 5 more minutes.
  • Toast the cashews in the toaster oven for 5 minutes then mix with the vegetables.

Fried Rice

  • Mix in the rice, sesame oil, peanut oil and soy sauce.
  • Taste test and adjust salt and pepper.
  • Serve hot.