Easy Curry Fried Rice
Spice up your mealtime with this delicious Easy Curry Fried Rice! This dish is packed with flavor and perfect for any occasion. Whip it up in minutes and enjoy a savory, comforting meal in no time.
So, what do you do when you have a bunch of leftover rice? You have a couple of choices.
1. Eat it as it is
2. Make it into something new and awesome!
Well, when I recently had a whole pile of delicious basmati rice leftover from a previous meal, I decided to make it into something new.
What I came up with was a super easy side dish you can put together in just 15 minutes – easy Curry Fried Rice! 😀
This tasty side dish happened one day when I just wasn't feeling like cooking a whole fancy pants dinner for everyone. lol
To turn this side dish into a lovely meal, I served it with some baked chicken breasts and a salad. Everyone loved it and I didn't have to put much work into dinner, so it was very much a WIN! 😀
This recipe is great for using up any leftover rice you may have and the flavours are wonderful!
The curry powder, garlic and other seasonings make this a warm and exciting side. It isn't really a spicy dish though, so if you're not sure about the heat level, don't worry – my son (3 year old) enjoyed it. 🙂
If you're a fan of spicyness, you could try using different types of curry powder or add a pinch of chili powder to kick it up another notch!
I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
If you try it, please let me know in the comments section below – I'd love to hear from you! 😀
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Easy Curry Fried Rice
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 Servings 1x
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked basmati rice
- 1 1/2 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed
- 2 tbsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp salt (you can adjust this to taste)
- 1/4 tsp garam masala
- 1 large handful of cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- In a large frying pan, heat the oil on medium heat.
- Cook the onion and garlic in the oil for a couple of minutes until softened,
- Add the curry powder, salt and garam masala to the pan and still well to coat the onions.
- Add the peas to the pan and cook for a couple minutes so that they are coated in the seasonings.
- Turn down the heat to LOW.
- Add the water to the pan and stir so that the seasonings and all are wet.
- Add the cooked rice to the pan and stir to combine with the seasonings.
- Add the chopped cilantro to the pan, stir and remove from heat.
- Serve as a side to go along with whatever other yummy dish you're having! 😀
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Side
