It’s been a gloomy day with lots of rain and the sun peaking out only once for 10 minutes before going back to its hiding spot behind the thick clouds enveloping this place. *sigh* Can’t wait for Spring but the weather forecast says that Spring will be delayed by 5 weeks. 5 WEEEEKSSSSSS!!!! It’s planet calling to human. How ironic that this piece of news comes after Earth Hour. I think it has to be more than an hour. Is it too little too late? Oh well…Anyway, with this gloomy mood, I decided to just make do with whatever I had and fry some rice since I did have quite a lot of leftover rice from yesterday. Here’s a healthy one dish meal. Enjoy!

Ingredients:
4 cups cooked rice (preferably left overnight)
1/2 onion - chopped
5 cloves garlic - minced
1 1/2 in garlic - sliced thinly
1 1/2 cup minced meat - washed and drained
1/2 red bell pepper - sliced or cubed
1/2 yellow bell pepper
1 carrot - grated and drained
3 sprigs spring onion - sliced 1 inch long
1 red chili - chopped (optional)
2 tbsp light soy sauce (or more if nec)
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp vegetable oil
pepper
salt

Method:

1. Heat a pan, add oil and fry ginger and garlic till fragrant.
2. Add half of the onions, meat, pepper to taste and salt. Fry till the meat browns.
3. Add both bell peppers,  the rest of the onions and a pinch of salt. Fry till bell peppers are crispy.
4. Add rice and mix well.
5. Add soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and chili. Stir well and continue frying for a few minutes untl the rise is hot.
6. Add the carrots and spring onions. Fry for one more minute.
7. Serve hot with sprinkled fried shallots and a sunny-side up egg.

 Tips:

• Squeeze the grated carrot slightly to remove excess liquid so that he rice will not be soggy.
• Instead of bell peppers, substitute with peas/beans.
• When serving, remove the ginger slices.
• To spice the dish, add more chili or pepper.