Despite having an East Asian origin, fried rice has become a staple in most of India. A lunchtime favourite, it can be customized with ingredients of your choice - be it veggies, egg or meat. The fish variant however is yet to be as popular as its counterparts. If you are a fish lover, check out this delightful variation of the classic fried rice.

Fleshy fish that doesn’t have too many bones is perfect for this recipe. Here is how to make it easily at home.

Ingredients
½ kg fish
3 onions
1 cup chopped bell pepper
2 carrot
½ cup chopped celery
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp chopped ginger
1 tbsp corn starch
1 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp chilli sauce
3 tsp soy sauce
Oil as required
Salt as required

Preparation
Cut the fish into small pieces
Marinate the fillets with soy sauce, fish sauce, chilli sauce, and pepper powder
Set it aside for at least half an hour
Before frying the marinated fish, coat them in corn starch
Heat oil in a pan
Add the coated fish and fry until they are nice and crispy
Keep the fried fish aside to be used later
In the same oil, sauté ginger, garlic, and onion
Add carrot and bell pepper
Sauté well
Add celery when the veggies are almost cooked
Now, add the fried fish
Finally, add the cooked rice. Give everything a good mix
Enjoy the fish fried rice with tomato ketchup or green chilli sauce

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