Dr Viswanathan's Veggie Recipes - Seitan Indian Fried Rice

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 :

  1. Heat a pan with oil and add cumin seeds, onion, ginger garlic paste and fry for 1-2min.

  2. Add the Seitan cubes, turmeric powder and chilli powder and sauté them well for 4-5mins 

  3. Now add the cooked basmati rice and mix gently so all ingredients are combined well.

  4. 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