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