I understand that sourdough starter (made from wild yeast) will differ from location to location, based on the different yeast bacteria. How will this change the flavor and type of the starter? What factors will affect the yeast in the wild (e.g. climate, altitude, etc.) and how does this affect one's ability to make a good starter? 
If you're Canadian and talking about the Chinese Fried Rice, see sourd'oh's answer. But if you're from the UK (or maybe other places?) and are asking about the Chinese Style Rice... The UK site has an ingredient list!  Steamed long grain rice with sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic & ginger Ingredients: Pre-steamed LOng Grain Rice (85%), Onions, Red Peppers, Sunflower Oil, Flavour, Sugar, Garlic, Ginger, Chives, Salt, Toasted Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Chili Oil, Spices  You've got some of the main ingredients you'll want there: soy sauce, sesame oil, red pepper, onion, garlic, ginger, and chili oil. By far the simplest thing would be simply to mince the red pepper, onion, garlic and ginger and toss them in along with all the other seasonings (soy sauce, sesame oil, and chili) to cook with the rice. For the chili, you could use some kind of ground chili powder instead; it's just there to add some heat. If you want this to be really easy, you could try paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder instead. The flavor will be a little different, though. (Ground ginger is very different from fresh, though, that's harder to substitute for.) For "flavor" and "spices", you may not need too much, but I'm guessing you'll want some umami - you could try a bit of fermented soybean paste (or a premade Asian sauce containing plenty of it), nutritional yeast like sourd'oh suggested, or whatever your favorite is. As for the rice drying out, I'm not sure. My best guess would be that your rice cooker is just going a bit overboard and overcooking your rice. That'd explain why adding more water doesn't help - it just automatically cooks it longer with similar results. If that's it, you might have to just try to time it and shut it off a bit sooner than it wants. 