There are many Chinese recipes that you may want to try this Ramadan. One of the most popular ones is golden fried rice. The reason for its popularity stems from the mild yet tasty white rice cooked with numerous herbs and spices. 

During childhood, my father preferred to eat the rice rather than bread and meat, which I guess is why I couldn’t get enough of this golden fried rice recipe. One word of caution before you fry your way into a welcoming heavenly sauce—make sure that it isn’t a delicate shade since your mixed spices will turn into mush by cooking everything too quickly.

In this item, we will share a healthy and delicious fried rice recipe, which is specifically made for halal Muslims in China. Halal Chinese golden fried rice is a dish that's flavorful and an easily adaptable side dish. It would taste delicious any day of the week as long as you keep its cooking time and oil in mind.

This golden fried rice recipe is light and has a different taste from regular fried rice. Choice of ingredients, levels of spicing, and cooking adjustments make it easy to customize the perfect dish for you. 

Golden Fried Rice Recipe Ingredients:

-4 cups of water

-3/4 cup white rice

-6 oz halal chicken sausage, cut into dices (1 package)

-a mix of veggies, corns, green peas, carrots dice

-thin slices of halal beef

-3 tbsp soy sauce

-2 tsp corn starch

-1 tbsp minced ginger root

-1/4 tsp garlic powder

-8 wedges of imitation crab meat

Instructions:

1. Bring water to boil in a pot and simmer rice for 10 minutes until fully cooked, drain water from the pot and set aside. You can decide the amount of rice depending on the serving size, and the number of people eating in the household.

2. Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat, add halal chicken sausage that is cut up into small cubes, and the halal beef slices, stir-fry until browned then set aside in a separate bowl with the vegetables (save 1/4 cup of cooking liquid).

3. In a small cup, mix together soy sauce, corn starch, and ginger.

4. Add garlic powder to the leftover cooking liquid and use as needed to thin out the sauce until it is the consistency of egg yolk (not too thick or thin).

5. Heat up the skillet again on medium-high heat then pour in the egg yolk-thickened soy sauce mixture. Stir with a wooden spoon until the sauce is heated through and thickened (the consistency of gravy).

6. Add the cooked rice, and stir to combine.

7. Add imitation crab meat and toss to coat, cook for about 30 seconds then remove from heat and serve warm.

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