Emergency Egg Fried Rice Recipe

To make egg fried rice, first have everything prepared and ready to go. This dish cooks quite fast and if you have everything ready, it’ll be easier. Beat 2 eggs, chop up 3-4 cloves of garlic, and finely chop up the spring onions - separating the bottoms and tops.

Heat oil in a wok-like pan or kadhai and add the beaten eggs to it. Let the eggs sit for 30-45 seconds till they start to set, almost forming an omelette. Gently move the omelette to the side and add garlic and the spring onion bottoms to the oil. Fry for a few seconds till the raw smell of the garlic disappears.

Add day-old rice over the fried garlic and spring onion mixture, and gently flip the omelette onto the rice so it isn’t directly touching the pan any more. It’s okay if the eggs aren’t fully cooked yet. They will continue to cook in the heat while the rice is getting fried.

Using your spatula, break the omelette into smaller pieces and let it incorporate into the rice. Use a silicone or wooden spatula for this so you don’t ruin your pan.

Season with salt (and pepper if you like), and add 1 tbsp soy sauce around the edges of the rice so it sizzles and quickly cooks when it comes in contact with the pan. Toss the rice well so the soy sauce coats it evenly.

Turn off the heat, garnish your egg fried rice with finely chopped spring onion tops, and enjoy hot!