Bangalore Style Egg Rice Recipe (Motte Fried Rice)

Egg rice is a very popular street food sold across Bangalore from 12 pm noon to 12 pm midnight. The use of local spices and ingredients sets this rice dish apart from regular chinese version. This fried rice is a mashup of tomato rice, lime rice and pulao. We can serve it as it is or with onion and lime wedges. Also pairs well with gobi manchurian, potato 65, chilly chicken , cabbage fritters or egg chilly.

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Ingredients:
2 Cups Cooked Basmati Rice
5 Eggs
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Beans
1/2 Cup Finely Chopped Cabbage
1/2 Bunch Spring Onions
3 Medium Onions Finely Chopped
2 Medium Carrots Grated (Use the large eye in the grater)
1/2 Cup Cooked Peas
2 Capsicum Finely Chopped
4 Green Chilies Finely Chopped
1 1/2 Tsp Chilly Powder
1 Tsp White Pepper Powder
1 Tsp Kitchen King Masala or Garam Masala
1 Tsp Ajinomoto
1 Tbsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
2 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1 Tbsp Soya Sauce
1 Tsp Red Chilly Sauce
1 Tsp Vinegar
Salt as per taste
1 Tbsp Butter
1 Tbsp Ghee
Oil as required
Finely Chopped Coriander, Finely Chopped Spring onions, Lime Juice for Garnish

Method:
Use finely chopped veggies as it will cook faster.

Cook rice ahead of time, night before. I used 2 cups basmati rice washed twice and soaked for 10 minutes before adding to a pressure cooker. Added 1 tbsp oil and 3 cups water and cooked the rice for two whistles.

Once the rice is cooked fluff it with a fork, allow to reach room temperature and store in a airtight container refrigerated till use...

Heat a wok or heavy bottom pot on medium flame with 1 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp ghee and 1 tbsp oil.

Add all the finely chopped veggies and fry for few minutes on low flame. Add ginger and garlic paste and fry for 30 seconds. Sprinkle 1/4 cup water cover and cook the veggies till well done.

Make a well in the cooked veggies and add 2 tbsp oil. Gently add egg and start to scramble. Add salt for the veggies and eggs stir to mix well.

Once the egg starts to cook, add tomato ketchup, soya sauce, chilly powder, kitchen king masala, white pepper powder, ajinomoto, chopped coriander, spring onion and fry till oil surfaces on sides.

Add cooked rice and mix well, place on low flame and add vinegar, 1 tbsp red chilly sauce for flavor mix well. Allow the rice to fry all the way through, garnish with lime juice, finely chopped coriander, spring onion and serve hot with onion and lime wedges...Enjoy 😉