Indo Chinese Egg Fried Rice

Ingredients

2 cups of basmati rice
4 cups of water

4 eggs
1 medium size white onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 inch ginger, finely chopped
1 green chilli, finely chopped
1/2 cup of chopped carrots
1/2 cup of chopped french beans
1/4 cup of fresh green peas
a bunch of spring onions, chopped
11/2 tsp soya sauce
1 tsp  tomato chilli sauce
1 tsp vinegar
1/4 tsp pepper powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp water
5 tbsp sesame oil

Preparation

1. Cooking the rice
   a. Soak the rice for 10 minutes and drain in a colander .
   b. Heat 2 tbsp sesame oil in a large vessel.
   c. Add the rice and stir fry for 5 minutes.
   d. Add 4 cups of water and salt as required to this and cook the rice in medium heat. (Stir once in a while)

2. Preparing the egg scramble
   a. Beat the eggs with 1/4 tsp of pepper powder and 2 pinches of salt.
   b. Heat 1 tbsp of sesame oil in a pan.
   c. Add the beaten egg to this and scramble until it is cooked and keep aside.

3. Heat 2 tbsp of sesame oil in a large pan and add the sliced onion with chopped ginger,garlic and green chilli for a minute.

4. Now add the chopped carrots, french beans and green peas to this and saute for another  2 to 4 minutes.

5. Sprinkle 1 or 2 tbsp of water to this and cover the pan with a lid and cook the vegetables in medium heat.

6. Add vinegar, soy sauce and chilli tomato sauce to this and mix well.

7. Turn the heat to low. Add the cooked rice to this and combine well. Add salt if needed.

8. Now add the scrambled egg and chopped spring onion to this and again mix thoroughly. Turn off the heat