Hard Rice...why?

This is yet another failed meal and unfortunatly Meatlover had to eat it.  The rice is a fried rice gone bad.  I used my normal recipe which has worked before but for some unknown reason this rice was just hard.  It seemed like the water just barely permeated it.  If anyone knows why comment please!
To go along with his fail of a main corse he had carrots, frozen peas, frozen corn, and an big beautiful naval orange.