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Basmati fried rice with scrambled eggs and peas

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $1.74 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $1.74a serving
735kcalper serving
28gof protein
VegetarianIn season in October
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Rinse the rice

    Put the 250 g of basmati rice in a colander and rinse it under cold water until the water runs almost clear. Drain well.

  2. Cook the rice

    Bring about 500 ml of salted water to a boil in the saucepan, add the rice, cover and cook over very low heat. Then turn off the heat and let it steam, still covered.

    Tip · Don't lift the lid while it cooks, the steam finishes cooking the rice and the grains stay separate.

  3. Chop the onion

    Peel the onion and dice it small. Crack the 4 eggs into the mixing bowl, season with salt and pepper and beat them with a fork.

  4. Cook the onion

    Heat half the canola oil in the skillet over medium heat and cook the onion, stirring, until soft and golden. Add the 200 g of frozen peas and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Push everything to the side or tip it onto a plate.

  5. Scramble the eggs

    Add the other half of the oil to the skillet over medium heat, pour in the beaten eggs and stir gently until fully set, with nothing runny left. Break them into pieces with the spatula.

    Tip · Take the eggs off the heat as soon as they're set but still look soft, they'll finish cooking with the hot rice.

  6. Fry the rice

    Fluff the rice with a fork, add it to the skillet with the peas and onion, then stir-fry over high heat. Adjust the salt and pepper and serve right away.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 735 kcal. 60% comes from carbs, 15% from protein and 22% from fat.

111 gCarbs
28 gProtein
18 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy735 kcal
Protein28.1 g
Carbs110.7 g
of which sugars6.2 g
Fat17.8 g
of which saturated fat3.5 g
Fiber8.6 g
Salt0.6 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.74 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.47for 2 people
≈ $1.74a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

Eat it fresh. Soft-boiled, poached or scrambled eggs are made to order: reheated, they firm up and the runny yolk is gone. Make them the day you eat them, it's done in 5 minutes!

D-Daymake it the day you eat it
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Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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