Grandma’s Style Village Egg Fried Rice You’ll Never Forget

   Grandma’s Style Village Egg Fried Rice You’ll Never                                               Forget

 Introduction:

• When you get a plate of well done egg fried rice from a village kitchen where they cook it with wood fire in the kitchen with smoke, you would know that this is not mere food- this is nostalgia. It is the smell of mustard seeds popping in the hot oil, the dusty taste of freshly beaten eggs and it is the love that only the grandma can put in the food.
• Today in this article, I will give you the simple, delicious and easy to cook style of fried rice of grandmother with the village eggs which is one of the greatest thing to cook with simple ingredients you have in your kitchen. This dish will make your heart smile regardless to whether you are cooking it to feed your family, or you are home homesick.

What makes Village Egg Fried Rice Special?

• Before we proceed to the recipe, this is why this kind of egg rice is different than in restaurants:
•  Contains only a little spice but it tastes when it should
• Cooked in mud pot or iron kadai to give them earthy odour
•  It has a homey, rustic feel to it It has no soy sauce or ajinomoto
• Frugal and healthy
• Easy to prepare using old rice
  
  
  

What you will need Ingredients:

This is what is so beautiful about village cooking the same old ingredients perform a miracle when they are dressed with love.

Required materials:

•  Cooked rice (favourably chill or leftover) 2 cups
•  Eggs- 3-4
•  Onion- 1 large finely chopped
• Curry leaves- handful
•  Turmeric powder - 1 / 4 tsp
•  Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
• Seed mustard -1/2 tsp
• Cumin (jeera seeds) -1/2 tsp
• Salt in requisition
• Gingelly oil (or groundnut oil) 2* tbsp
• Coriander leaves- to garnis

Grandma style cooking is Step-by-Step Method:

Here are some few steps on how we can bring the tradition into your kitchen:

1. Cook Rice or Use Leftover Rice

• When using fresh rice, avoid a soft one.
• Put it in a plate and allow it to cool 15-20 minutes.
• Old rice left over in the afternoon, is best--that is the way Grandma did it!
• 2. Make Egg Mixture

2.Break 3-4 eggs in a bowl.

• Put in a pinch of turmeric and a little salt.
• Stir hard and keep in readiness.

3. Heat Oil in Kadai made of iron

• Heat a heavy-bottomed pan or an iron kadai using 2 tbsp oil.
• Put in some mustard seeds. As soon as they should splutter add jeera.
• Add green chillies and curry leaves.
• It is also possible to add some crushed garlic here to give some village flavour.

4. Fry the Onions

• Add cut onions and fry till they get golden brown.
• Never be in a hurry to do this. The sweetness of the rice is owed to the caramelised onions.

5. Scramble the eggs.

• Pour now the beaten eggs into the kadai.
• Give them a couple of minutes to settle then stir.
• Whisk the eggs softly so that they are not rubbery.

6. Add Spices

• After eggs are scrambled add tumeric and chilli powder.
• Stir until this coats the eggs with masala.

7. Then add the Cooked Rice

• Carefully, put in some rice and stir everything.
• Don t break the rice with your hand.
• To taste add salt. Stir 2-3 min. till all becomes mixed.
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8. Serve:

• Turn off fire. Add coriander leaves chopped.
• A couple of drops of ghee may also be sprinkled to give aroma.
• Eat it in hot with a slice of pickle or papad.

Top Village Egg Fried Rice Side Dishes:

But this rice tastes awesome as it is, this is something that goes great with several side dishes to create a complete meal:

• Narthangai Pickle (Citron pickle)
• Pappad (Crispy Appalam)
• Thayir Pachadi ( Curd with cucumber/ onion)
• Sliced lemon-and-salt raw onions
• Sun dried chillies fried (Fried mor milagai)

Secrets to It Being Just Like Grandma:

• Traditional taste- use iron kadai or mud pot
• Sprinkle some crushed garlic to add some flavour spice
• Increase or decrease chillies to your taste of spiciness
• You need fresh curry leaves: they give it the village whiff
• No overcooking of the eggs is essential, soft scramble is the answer
• The cooled rice should be used to make the grains remain separate

The Village Egg Rice Health benefits:

• Not only delicious, but healthy as well:
• Egg high protein
• iron rich when cooked in iron kadai
• Natural ingredients only, less of oil, no chemicals
• Lets you go many hours without feeling hungry
• When taken with curd or buttermilk, easy digestion obtains.

My Childhood Memory:

• The evenings in my village continue to come to my mind during rains. Electricity would flicker out, and Grandma would bring out a lantern which burnt kerosene on the corner of the kitchen table. I used to sit on the thinnai (porch) and wait, as the odour of frying egg and onions flared about in the air. With a steaming plate of egg rice (accompanied by a crispy appalam) she would cross-legged by me and I would eat it with my fingers.
• Nothing in a restaurant meal was ever even similar.

Conclusion:

• This is not an ordinary dish of egg fried rice, but a hugging nostalgia of a grandmother style village. It is simple to prepare, tastes delicious, and a beautiful thing to be close to your culture. Thus the next time you are in possession of some leftover rice in the fridge and some eggs, skip the second thoughts.
• Dig out your iron kadai and prepare a dish that your heart would never forget.

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