Comments on: Vegetable Fried Rice

By: hetal

hetal — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:36:21 +0000

Hi Shivendu,

In India, ajinomoto (aka MSG) is commonly used in Chinese food preparations. Though we cannot deny that it does “enhance” the taste of food, it has been found to cause numerous health problems. With this in mind, we choose not to use it in our recipes. There really is no good substitute for it but you can enhance the flavor of your food with spices or ginger/garlic, etc.

By: shivendu

shivendu — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:47:48 +0000

Hey HETAL ad ANUJA,
I had tho is simple doubt when back in india we use to eat chinese and there the cook used one more salt thats AJINOMOTO i just wanted to ask that you dont use that salt will it cause any change in taste if yes wha can be a substitute for it.
thank you.

By: Lajja

Lajja — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:07:53 +0000

No, I don’t think there was anything wrong with the rice. It’s just that from amazing experience of your recipes, we both were expecting something close to restaurants. Btw, it tasted better today than yesterday, when we ate it again for lunch. Looks like matter of expectations than anything else.

By: hetal

hetal — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:42:03 +0000

Hi Lajja,

Oh no! Sorry to hear that. Did your husband not like the taste or did the rice not come out properly?

By: Lajja

Lajja — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:51:29 +0000

Hi Gals,

I made chinese fried rice in vegetable broth today. I did so many preparations for it, bought soy sauce, jasmine rice, vinegar, chilli sauce, and all required ingredients. I was so hopeful and had my expectations sky roketting because I have so much faith in you two. But, I am so sad, cause though the food didn’t turn out a disaster, my husband liked my simple onion masala fried rice more than this I was desperate to search for any easy alternative to that masala rice, but now I am sad again.

Btw, one good part, the vegetable broth that I had prepared for rice turned out to be really great soup. We loved it. Thanks for it.