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    Bok choy fried rice

    Modified: Jun 3, 2025 Published: Feb 18, 2021 by Sravanthi Chanda. Leave a Comment

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    Bok choy fried rice with millet - a quick and simple way to flavor the millet or rice with bok choy and Indian spices.

    This recipe is my version of Indian cumin rice, and I have used bok choy to make this dish interesting. Though we do not use bok choy in Indian dishes, I like to add it.

    If you do not like cabbage (like me!), try this vegetable. It has a mild flavor and will be crunchy even on cooking. Check my carrot poriyal recipe where I used bok choy to make it colorful and tasty.

    Let's begin making the bok choy fried rice recipe:

    • Cook millet or rice and keep it aside. Cooled rice or millet works best here. Check my detailed post on how to cook millet.
    cooked millet in a bowl
    • Heat a wide pan and add oil to it.
    • Once it is hot, add cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, mace, and let them splutter.
    • Now add chopped bok choy and cook it on high flame for a couple of minutes.
    • Bok choy will wilt like this in few minutes.
    • To this wilted bok choy, add cooked millet and salt.
    • Mix it well and let it heat for 5 minutes on medium flame. Stir it in between to avoid the food burn.
    • Once the millet or rice is evenly heated, switch off the flame. Serve it hot!
    • You can enjoy this bok choy fried rice with any Indian dal, raita, and some crunchy veggies.

    Recipe Notes and variations:

    • In this recipe, I have used cooked millet. But you can make this recipe with cooked rice or cooked quinoa.
    • I have used cumin seeds, cardamom, and cloves for flavor. And these go well with bok choy. You can skip these and instead add soy sauce and pepper powder for that Asian-style fried rice.
    • Instead of bok choy, you can also use kale to make this fried rice recipe.
    • Leftover millet or rice works best for making this fried rice. Cook some extra rice or millet during your lunch and make this fried rice for a quick dinner.
    • You can have any Indian dal or gravy curry as a side dish for this millet fried rice.
    • To make this a complete meal by itself, you can add pan-fried tofu or paneer.
    • As this dish is mildly flavored, kids will like it and a good lunch box option.

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    Bok choy cumin fried rice recipe:

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    Millet fried rice with bok choy served on a terracotta plate, seasoned with spices and pepper for a light and wholesome meal.

    Bok choy fried rice

    By: Sravanthi Chanda
    Make this quick and simple Indian style bok choy fried rice with millet or rice in just 10 minutes! Serve it with any dal or curry for your lunch or dinner.

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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 10 minutes mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Global, Indian
    Servings 3
    Calories 330 kcal
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    Ingredients
      

    • 4 cups cooked millet
    • 1 cup bok choy chopped
    • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
    • 3 cloves
    • 2 cardamom
    • 8 pepper corns (you can use pepper powder also)
    • 1 strand Mace
    • 1 tablespoon oil
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Cook millet or rice and keep it aside. Cooled rice or millet works best here.
    • Heat a wide pan and add oil to it.
    • Once it is hot, add cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves, peppercorns, mace, and let them splutter.
    • Now add chopped bok choy and cook it on high flame for a couple of minutes.
    • Add millet and salt to the wilted bok choy.
    • Mix it well and let it heat for 5 minutes on medium flame. Stir it in between to avoid the food burn.
    • Once the millet or rice is evenly heated, switch off the flame. Serve it hot!
    • You can enjoy this bok choy fried rice with any Indian dal, raita, and some crunchy veggies.

    Notes

    1 cup of raw millet will yield approximately 4 cups of cooked millet.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 330kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 9gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gSodium: 25mgPotassium: 235mgFiber: 4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1062IUVitamin C: 11mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 2mg
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