Ingredients

• 400 gms - rice, washed and soaked for 30 mins.
• Salt to taste
• 150 gms - mixed vegetables (diced carrots, green peppers, beans, etc.)
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 3 tsp - crushed garlic
• 5 tsp - grated ginger
• 2 tbsp - oil
• 50 gms - prawns (optional)
• 50 gms - cooked chicken bits (optional)
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp - Tabasco sauce (or to taste)
• 3 tbsp - soya sauce
• Ground black pepper to taste

How to Make Chinese style rice

• Wash, soak and drain the rice, then boil it in fresh water, adding salt to taste, until just cooked (about 40 mins.)
• Drain and rinse.
• Stir fry the vegetables with the onion, garlic and ginger and put aside.
• Stir fry the prawns and chicken bits (if using) and put aside.
• Scramble the eggs and put aside.
• Put all the ingredients except the rice, eggs and black pepper into the fry-pan, stir and heat gently.
• Carefully mix all the ingredients into the rice and serve.