Curry Fried Rice

Curry Fried Rice is a bowl recipe ready in 25 min. It makes 4 servings, each 520 kcal with 17 g protein. Beginner level, 16 ingredients, and it keeps for work lunches.

Recipe by @bitesofberi, adapted and measured by Cookpath.

  • 25 mintotal
  • Beginnerlevel
  • 520kcal a serving
  • 17 gprotein
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Curry Fried Rice

What is Curry Fried Rice

Egg fried rice with vegetables and the flavour of Korean curry powder.

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How to make Curry Fried Rice

Tips from the cook

  • Prep all the ingredients before you start: it cooks on high heat and very quickly.
  • Break up the leftover rice before it goes in; it fries much more easily.
  • Use Korean or Japanese curry powder; regular curry powder tastes very different.
  • Frozen vegetables save time. For more protein, sauté chicken, beef or tofu with the vegetables.
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Meal prep and storage

Good as a work lunch

Still good after 2 to 3 days in the fridge, cold or microwaved.

Keeps 3–4 days in the fridge; reheat in the microwave or on the stove.

Prep a few days

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Curry Fried Rice substitutions

Out of something, or cooking around an allergy. Each swap was checked against a source.

Onion2 options
  • Leek, white and light-green part 1:1 by volume

    Still an allium; raw dishes.

  • Fennel bulb, finely diced 1:1 by volume

    Sweet aniseed note; raw dishes.

Spring onions2 options
  • Chives 1:1 by volume, add at end

    Not cooked well.

  • Leek, thin use 1/2 as much (stronger)
Korean curry powder1 option
  • Mild curry powder + pinch turmeric 1:1
Soy sauce2 options
  • Tamari (labelled gluten-free) 1:1

    Still soy.

    Still contains soy.

  • Coconut aminos 1:1 (sweeter, use a bit more salt)

    Less salty; dark, sold in health-food aisles.

Eggs1 option
  • Flax egg or aquafaba (baking only) per egg (flax: 1 tbsp + 3 tbsp water; aquafaba 3 tbsp)

    Not in shakshuka, omelette, Caesar.

Sesame oil2 options
  • Neutral oil (sunflower or rapeseed) 1:1

    Loses the toasted nutty flavour in dressings.

  • Peanut oil (not for peanut allergy) 1:1

    Still contains peanuts.

Gochugaru1 option
  • Leave out (optional to-taste) leave out (optional to-taste heat)
Sesame seeds1 option
  • Leave out leave out (garnish only)

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