Spring Onion Fried Rice / Scallion Fried Rice

Scallion, green onion, and spring onion are eaten either raw or cooked. They all belong to the same family except for the fact that in Spring onions, you'll notice that they have small onion bulbs at the base. Scallions have a milder taste than most onions.

Spring Onions may bring a tear to your eye, and pungency to your breath, but they will most certainly bring delight to your taste buds. Despite its plain looks, has an intense flavor and is a beloved part of the cuisine of almost every region of the world.

Spring onions grow all year round. Also known as salad onions, green onions, and sometimes scallions, these mild-tasting onions are young plants, which if left in the ground, would develop into mature onions. Spring Onions comprises of Whites and Greens. Spring onions may be cooked or used raw as a part of salads, salsas, or Asian recipes. Diced scallions are used in soup, noodle and seafood dishes, as well as sandwiches, curries or as part of a stir fry.

Today I am going to make simple fried rice with Scallion / Spring Onion.

Ingredients:

White rice, medium grain, cooked – 2 cups ( I used Basmati rice)

Eggs - 3 nos (optional)

Vegetable oil –  2tbsp + 1 tsp

Spring onions / Scallion, chopped - 1 cup

Fried Onions, - 1/4 cup( for garnish)

Garlic, chopped - 1 tsp

Ginger, ground -  1/2 tsp

Onion, chopped - 1/2 cup

Soy sauce – 2 tbsp.

Sesame oil - 1tsp

Black pepper – ½ tspn

Method:

Heat 1 tsp oil in pan, crack and add the eggs. Season with salt & pepper and scramble it well. Keep this aside.

Heat the remaining oil in another pan; Add chopped garlic, ginger and sauté for a few seconds, Now add the chopped spring onion and sauté for few more seconds.  

Now add cooked rice, soya sauce, sesame oil, salt, pepper powder, scrambled eggs and mix well and check for seasoning.

Cook for another 2 minutes or until piping hot. Garnish with fried onions & Serve hot!!!