Day 5- Seitan Indian Fried Rice
Seitan is an excellent plant protein source, low in fat and very healthy. It has texture similar to meat and makes a great vegan/vegetarian substitute in any meal. Ready to cook Seitan is easily available in supermarkets and online as logs, burgers or pickled/ marinated in jars.
Prep time : 10mins Cooking time :20mins Servings : 4
Ingredients:
200gm of Seitan log - chopped into cubes
2 cups of cooked basmati rice
1 small onion - chopped
1tsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chilli powder
Handful of coriander leaves – finely chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp salt
1 tablespoon of mild olive oil/rapeseed oil
1 tsp soya sauce ( optional)
1tsp of ghee ( optional)
Method :
Heat a pan with oil and add cumin seeds, onion, ginger garlic paste and fry for 1-2min.
Add the Seitan cubes, turmeric powder and chilli powder and sauté them well for 4-5mins
Now add the cooked basmati rice and mix gently so all ingredients are combined well.
Finally add soya sauce, ghee and chopped coriander leaves and cook for a minute.
Tips :
This recipe works well for brown rice and jasmine rice too.
If using marinated Seitan in garlic sauce, you can omit ginger garlic paste.
You can add bell peppers /celery/carrots/peas along with onion.
The same recipe can used for cooking stir fry noodles instead of rice.
Recipe by Dr Viswanathan
