Serves 2-3

Ingredients

• 2 bowls of cooked rice
• 1 large egg
• 100g carrot, diced
• 100g sweetcorn
• 100g cooked ham, diced
• 2-3 medium hot red chillies
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1 heaped tbsp spring onion, chopped
• Salt for seasoning
• Oil for frying

Method

1. Half the chillies lengthways and remove the seeds and white membrane (unless you’re a fan of very spicy dishes!). Chop the chilli and garlic finely.

2. Beat the egg in a bowl. Add a tiny pinch of salt

3. Heat 2-3 tbsp of oil in a wok or a large frying pan on a high heat and quickly fry the garlic and chilli for about a minute. Turn down to a medium heat, add the egg and stir until it cooks.

4. Add the carrot, sweetcorn and ham, and continue to stir fry for 3 to 4 minutes, until the carrot cooks.

5. Add the rice. Using a spatula or wooden spoon, break up clumps of rice and continue to stir fry for about 5 minutes, until all the lumps are broken up and the grains of rice separate.

6. Add a pinch of salt to taste, and the spring onion. Stir fry for a further minute until you can smell the fragrance of the onion, then serve.

Variations: replace ham with prawns or mushrooms (as a vegetarian alternative), and replace sweetcorn and carrot with other vegetables (e.g. Peas, green soya beans, cucumber, celery, cabbage). Experiment with different colour and texture combinations!