Whenever there are leftovers in the fridge and it becomes boring eating them as is, we like to spruce them up for some flavor and break the monotony of eating what we had eaten the previous meal. One of those meals that we like sprucing up besides potato chips to masala chip is steamed brown rice to some decadent stir fried vegetable brown rice. In most cases the other ingredients used to revamp this rice are always in the fridge as well and in the pantry.
Some of the ingredients you need are:
Cashew nuts: if they are raw, all you need to do is toast them on a pan to roast. If already roasted, you are one step forward. Cashew nuts bring about a nice bite and flavor to this dish besides been a source of great plant protein.
Vegetables: Carrots are so versatile and are is high in beta carotene. Capsicums on the other hand are excellent source of vitamin A and C.
The good thing about this particular recipe, you can customize it depending on what vegetables you have on hand. You can use green peas or french beans! Just use whatever vegetable you prefer and that which you have on hand.
Soy sauce: What is a stir fry without soy sauce? Anyway, you can use tamari incase you are gluten intolerant as soy sauce is known to have gluten.
Let’s get cooking:
Start by toasting the cashew nuts. You can do this by placing the cashews on a hot pan on a stove top. Keep toasting them to avoid them been burnt. Once toasted, set aside.
On the same pan, add some cooking oil and let it heat up then add in the onions.
Once they have turned translucent, add in the diced carrots and allow to cook for a minute or two.
Add in the capsicums (hoho) and allow then to cook for another minute or two.
Then add back the cashews and the cooked rice. Stir together till well combined and cook for about 5 minutes.
Finally add in the soy sauce and cook for about two minutes.
Season with black pepper & sea salt and serve hot.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw cashew nuts
- 1 tbspn cooking oil
- 1/2 onion, diced
- 1/2 cup diced carrots
- 1/2 cup diced capsicums (hohos)
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1 tbsp soy sauce (optional)
Instructions
- Start by toasting the cashew nuts. You can do this by placing the cashews on a hot pan on a stove top. Keep toasting them to avoid them been burnt. Once toasted, set aside.
- On the same pan, add some cooking oil and let it heat up then add in the onions. Once they have turned translucent, add in the diced carrots and allow to cook for a minute or two.
- Add in the capsicums (hoho) and allow then to cook for another minute or two.
- Then add back the cashews and the cooked rice. stir together till well combined and cook for about 5 minutes.
- Finally add in the soy sauce and cook for about two minutes. Season with black pepper & sea salt and serve hot.
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