Name: Varagu pineapple fried rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 Servings
Cuisine: Fusion cuisine
Ingredients: Kodo millet: 1/4 cup; Water: 1/2 cup; Oil: 1 tbsp; Spring onion: 3; Carrot (cubed): 2 tbsp; Pineapple(cubed): 2 tbsp; Bell pepper(cubed): 2 tbsp; Ginger grated: 1 tsp; Soya sauce: 1 tsp; Chilli sauce: 2 tsp; Pepper powder: 2 tsp; Salt: To Taste

Ingredients

1/4 cup Kodo millet

1/2 cup Water

1 tbsp Oil

3 Spring onion

2 tbsp Carrot (cubed)

2 tbsp Pineapple(cubed)

2 tbsp Bell pepper(cubed)

1 tsp Ginger grated

1 tsp Soya sauce

2 tsp Chilli sauce

2 tsp Pepper powder

To Taste Salt

Directions

I love the way they toss and cook the vegetables and rice with soya sauce while making fried rice in roadside dhabas. I am always in awe of the precision with which they work. I have not seen one-grain fall off the big kadai. The toss the rice from a huge kadai with a handle in one hand. I wonder how. I always struggle even with two hands while working in my kitchen. These guys, on the other hand, work tirelessly with much less comfort in that kitchen. Yet they dish out the lovely parotta and fried rice. So inspired by these people I have cooked Varagu pineapple fried rice for the letter F, Fried rice it is:)

varagu pineapple fried rice

Varagu Pineapple Fried Rice

I am not very fond of Chinese cuisine or even indo Chinese cuisine for that matter. But some days, I am tired of making the same south Indian dish and that is when I become adventurous. On one such adventurous day, this fried rice took its avatar. Since I had a pineapple, I used it up in this and loved its flavour. Now you know that cooking with millets is not difficult and you need not to restrict your millet cooking to south Indian recipes. Be adventurous and dish out all those delicious rice varieties in a healthy manner

Steps

1 Done	Wash and clean the millets. Cook it in 1/2 cup water in a pressure cooker up to 2 whistles. Let the pressure release normally. Fluff it up. Transfer it to a different container. Let it cool
2 Done	Heat oil in a pan and cook the vegetables with salt added in high flame, Stirring all the time. When the vegetables are cooked and soft add the soya sauce, chilli sauce and pepper powder, mix well and cook for another minute
3 Done	Switch off the fire, add the cooked millet. Mix well. Adjust the salt if necessary and serve

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Pineapple seems like an interesting addition to the fried rice. The little hint of sweetness from them must have made the dish more flavorful.

Pineapple fried rice is very interesting…must be tasting real good. I love the taste of pineapple in savory dishes , so I assume this rice too would taste awesome.Good one .

So true no need to restrict our humble millets only to the traditional recipes… Love this healthy twist!!

Pineapple in fried rice sounds so interesting. Loved this version with millets

I am yet to try kodo millets, the dish looks so good. I love pineapple fried rice, adding to millets might also taste awesome. Bookmarked.

I love Indo Chinese, but I limit the intake because of the high sodium content. Love this simple version of yours with pineapple and veggies. Nice.

Wow! I have heard of adding pineapple in fried rice but never tried it personally. With millets it is an awesome healthy twist.

Perfectly demonstrated the versatility of millets, Veena. Shall keep in mind to make this next time.

This is such a fantastic one Veena, the way the vendors make it , surely makes us feel envious!

Millet and pineapple sound like an interesting combination. Your dish looks very inviting. Yum!

Another healthy and intersting one pot dish. Looks Delicious.

Wow, I have never tried adding pineapple into fried rice! The millet and pineapple also sounds like an interesting combination!

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