Fried rice with air fried potato and eggplant

Fried rice with air fried potato and eggplant 

                     
This fried rice is made with fried vegetables. If deep fried in vegetable oil it will not be a healthy food. So I fried them in the air fryer using very little oil.  This is a vegetarian dish and it is very easy to prepare and tasty

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             Fried rice with air fried potato and eggplant 

Preparation time: 20 minutes frying potato and eggplant 1 hour
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 3
       
1.Marinate 250 grams eggplant pieces with 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and set aside for 10 minutes.
Do the same with 250 grams  potato.

Adding fried potato 
and eggplant

2. Pre - heat the air fryer for 5 minutes. Spray vegetable oil on the eggplant pieces and put them in the pan that comes with the air fryer. 
Fry for 30 minutes at 200 degrees Fahrenheit. At 10 minutes interval stop and stir the eggplant pieces and check the color of the pieces. When they become brown you can stop frying,

   Fried rice with air fried
 potato and eggplant 

Fry the potatoes similarly for
 30 minutes.


3. In a frying pan or a wok add 
2 tablespoon of vegetable oil and add 150 grams onions and saute for 5 minutes  and add  1 green chili and curry leaf. fry for 2 minutes.

4. Add 3 cups cooked rice.

5. Add the fried potato and eggplant and fry for 3 minutes.

 6.If you like You can add fried eggs.  it will be very very delicious fried rice.

Fried rice with air fried potato and eggplant is ready.

                         Recipe follows in detail with pictures.



Preparation time: 20 minutes frying potato and eggplant 1 hour
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Serves: 3

Ingredients
Main
250 grams eggplant, cut into very small pieces
250 grams potato, peeled and cut into very small pieces
The vegetables if cut into small pieces will fry fast. Bigger pieces will take longer to fry,
3 cups cooked rice

Potato, eggplant and onion

Others
150 grams onion, coarsely chopped
1 green chili (optional)
1 sprig curry leaf
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Preparation
1.Eggplant
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
Coat the eggplant pieces with salt and chili powder and set aside for 10 minutes.

Marinated eggplant

2.Potato
1/2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp salt
Coat the potato pieces with salt and chili powder and set aside for 10 minute.

Marinated potato

Onion  mixed with chili powder

Chili and curry leaf

Method
Pre- heat the air fryer for 5 minutes. Spray vegetable oil on the eggplant pieces and put them in the pan that comes with the air fryer. Fry for 30 minutes at 200 degrees Farenheit. At 10 minutes interval stop and stir the eggplant pieces and check the color of the pieces. When they become brown you can stop frying, Fry the potatoes similarly for 30 minutes.

Air fried eggplant

Air fried potato

In a frying pan or a wok add 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil and add the onions and saute for 5 minutes and add  green chili and curry leaf. fry for 2 minutes.

Frying onion,green chili and curry leaf

Add the rice and fry for 1 minute.

Cooked rice is added

 Add the fried potato and eggplant and fry for 3 minutes.

Adding fried potato and eggplant

That is it the fried rice is ready, Serve this one-dish meal while it is hot.

Fried rice with air fried potato and eggplant 

                
Method of Deep frying 
 In a medium sized frying pan or a wok, heat the 2 cups of vegetable oil.
 Add the eggplant and fry for about 5 minutes or until it becomes brown in colour. Drain and set aside. 
In the same pan fry the potatoes for 5 minutes or  until they become brown in colour. Drain and keep the potatoes aside.