Bring the takeaway taste home with your own egg fried rice

When you’re tired or feeling lazy, it might feel easier to order a takeaway instead of cook your tea from scratch - but that can be an expensive habit.

Egg fried rice, for example, is a takeaway staple that’s perfect with something like sweet and sour chicken or crispy chilli beef, but just one portion typically costs around £4 to £5.

This means that if you go to the takeaway once a week and you’re eating alone, you’re spending about £20 a month just on rice.

That’s a lot of money, so why not just make your own instead?

It only takes a few minutes and costs a fraction of the price you’d pay at the takeaway.

What you’ll need

Serves about two or three people

• about 300g of rice
• two eggs
• a little cooking oil

Optional extras

• soy sauce
• spring onion
• frozen vegetables, like peas or carrots

How to make it

1.    Boil rice.
2.    Heat a little oil in a frying pan or wok. 
3.    Crack eggs into the pan, break the yolk and fry it up.
4.    Drain the rice and mix in with the fried egg.
5.    Stir in a splash of soy sauce if you have it.

Throw in some leftovers

Egg fried rice is a great option if you have some leftovers that you don’t know what to do with, such as cold rice, veg that’s hanging around or little bits of meat.

Throwing these in not only livens up the meal, but also uses those bits that might otherwise go to waste.

So ultimately, it saves you money and helps you cut costs at the supermarket till.

And at a time when we’re all keeping a close eye on our grocery spending, that could make a big difference to you and your finances.