Fried rice with shrimp and meatballs

This is a dish I usually cook on weekends when I'd like to rest and also cook a wholesome tasty food to keep the family happy and stomachs full.

Preparation time- 20 mins

Cooking time- 20 mins

Serves 4

Ingredients-

Meatballs- 200 gms

Shrimps- 250 gms

Eggs- 2, large

Red bell peppers- half, sliced/chopped

Green bell peppers- half, sliced/chopped

Yellow bell peppers- half, sliced/chopped

French Beans- 50 gms, chopped

Carrot- 1 chopped

Baby corn/Sweet corn- 50 gms, boiled

Onions- 2, medium sized

Ginger- 1 inch, chopped

Garlic- 10 cloves, chopped

Green chillies- 2/3

Coconut milk- 1/2 cup

Sweet tomato ketchup- 2 table-spoon

Soy- sauce- 2 tea-spoon

Vinegar- 2 table-spoon

Butter- 2 tea-spoon

Vegetable Oil- 7 table-spoon

Basmati rice- 2 cups

Spices-

Red chilly flakes- 1 tea-spoon

Black pepper powder- 1/2 tea-spoon

Ground Parsley- 1/2 tea-spoon

Dry red chillies(soaked in warm water)- 4

Salt- as per taste

Lets Cook!

1) Cook the rice prior to all the preparation.

2) Make a fine paste of 4 red chillies(soaked in warm water), 5 cloves of garlic and vinegar

3) Heat a pan and pour 1 table spoon vegetable oil in it. Add the paste(2). Stir for 2/3 mins. Add the chilly flakes. Stir more. Add the coconut milk.

4) Keep the mixture, a little juicy, aside.

5) Heat a large pan and add 4 table spoon of oil. Fry the shrimps, with a pinch of salt, for about 3 minutes.

6) You can either heat the meatballs in microwave or fry them to use.

7)Scramble the eggs in a different pan. Keep it aside.

8) Add butter to the rest of the oil(5) in the pan(medium heat).

9) Add 5 chopped garlic, the ginger, chopped onion, Stir well for 2 mins.

10) Add soy sauce, salt, parsley, black pepper, ketchup. Stir well.

11) Add the french beans, carrots, corn(half the quantity). Stir for 2/3 mins.

12) Add the boiled/cooked rice.

13) Add half of the fried shrimps, meatballs, scrambled eggs and bell peppers.

14) Stir well. Add the mixture(paste from 3). Stir for a minute.

15) Switch off the gas. Add rest of the fried shrimps, meatballs, scrambled eggs, bell-peppers and corn to garnish.

Serve hot!  Enjoy  and share your feedback. :)