Chicken fried rice recipe with step by step photos & a recipe video. This homemade chicken fried rice tastes the same as served in Chinese restaurants. All you need is some leftover rice, chicken, soy sauce, eggs & vegetables. Toss it together for a quick dinner made within 30 minutes.
Are you looking for the best fried rice recipe that can be made within 30 minutes? Then this recipe is just for you.
This Chicken fried rice is one such dish that can be made easily & quickly. It is not at all spicy. But the flavors of chicken, eggs & vegetables get nicely combined with rice & it tastes awesome.
How to make Chicken Fried Rice
Preparations:
- Chop the onions, vegetables, spring onion greens & keep it aside.
- Keep all the spices & sauces ready.
Making the chicken fried rice
- Take chicken pieces in a mixing bowl. Add salt, black pepper powder, soya sauce, vinegar, egg & cornflour to it. Combine everything well.
- Heat ¼ cup of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the chicken pieces about 2 minutes each side. Remove it on a plate & keep it aside.
- Remove excess oil from the skillet. Keep about 1-2 teaspoon of oil. Pour the prepared egg mixture over it. Make scrambled eggs. Remove & keep it aside.
- In the same pan add 1 tablespoon of oil over high heat. Add spring onion whites & sauté for a minute.
- Add ginger-garlic paste & cook for 2 minutes.
- Next, to it add carrots, capsicum & cabbage. Stir fry the vegetables for 2-3 minutes. Vegetables should have crunch in them.
- Add the fried chicken & scrambled eggs to it.
- Stir to combine everything well.
- Stir in salt & black pepper powder.
- Add cold rice, soya sauce, chili garlic sauce & vinegar. Stir fry it for 3-4 minutes.
- Finally, add some spring onion greens, stir well & remove from heat.
Cooking Tips
- Cut the chicken pieces in thin strips. This ensures the chicken will cook fast.
- Do not over fry the chicken pieces. The oil should be medium hot to fry it. Just fry it for 2 minutes on each side & take it out. If you over fry the chicken it will turn hard or rubbery.
- Finely chop the vegetables that you are adding to make the fried rice.
- You can add green peas. If you are using fresh peas then cook it in boiling water & then add it with the chopped vegetables.
- Use cold rice or leftover rice for making fried rice. Never use freshly cooked rice for making the chicken fried rice. It may turn out soggy while stir-frying the rice.
- When you stir fry the vegetables, make sure you do not overcook them. They should have a crunch in them.
- Stir fry the rice over high heat for a good 3-4 minutes. It will make sure the rice grains are nice & hot & have the toasty flavor.
- Cook it in sesame oil for the best Chinese chicken fried rice flavor.
- If you do not have chili garlic sauce then add normal chili sauce.
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Recipe Card
Easy Chinese Chicken Fried Rice recipe
Equipment
- Wok or Heavy bottom pan
Ingredients
To fry the chicken pieces
- 1 cup chicken pieces (cut chicken breast into strips)
- ¼ cup oil
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- ½ teaspoon soya sauce (soy sauce)
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 egg beaten
- ¼ cup cornflour
To make scrambled eggs
- 2 eggs
- salt to taste
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
To make chicken fried rice
- ½ cup spring onion whites
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- ¼ cup finely chopped carrots
- ¼ cup finely chopped capsicum
- ¼ cup finely chopped cabbage
- salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
- 2 cups white rice leftover
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili garlic sauce optional
- ½ teaspoon vinegar
- spring onion greens
Instructions
Preparations:
- Chop the onions, vegetables, spring onion greens & keep it aside.
- Keep all the spices & sauces ready.
Making the chicken fried rice
- Take chicken pieces in a mixing bowl. Add salt, black pepper powder, soya sauce, vinegar, egg & cornflour to it. Combine everything well.
- Heat ¼ cup of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry the chicken pieces about 2 minutes each side. Remove it on a plate & keep it aside.
- Remove excess oil from the skillet. Keep about 1-2 teaspoon of oil. Pour the prepared egg mixture over it. Make scrambled eggs. Remove & keep it aside.
- In the same pan add 1 tablespoon of oil over high heat. Add spring onion whites & sauté for a minute.
- Add ginger-garlic paste & cook for 2 minutes.
- Next, to it add carrots, capsicum & cabbage. Stir fry the vegetables for 2-3 minutes. Vegetables should have crunch in them.
- Add the fried chicken & scrambled eggs to it. Stir to combine everything well.
- Stir in salt & black pepper powder.
- Add cold rice, soya sauce, chili garlic sauce & vinegar. Stir fry it for 3-4 minutes.
- Finally, add some spring onion greens, stir well & remove from heat.
Video
Notes
- Do not over fry the chicken pieces. The oil should be medium hot to fry it. Just fry it for 2 minutes on each side & take it out. If you over fry the chicken it will turn hard or rubbery.
- Use cold rice or leftover rice for making fried rice. Never use freshly cooked rice for making the chicken fried rice. It may turn out soggy while stir-frying the rice.
- When you stir fry the vegetables, make sure you do not overcook them. They should have a crunch in them.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Hi! I’m Preeti Nayak, and with over two decades of hands-on experience in Indian cooking, I’m excited to share my passion with you. As the author, photographer, and editor behind every well-tested, family-friendly recipe on this blog, my goal is to help you cook with confidence and bring the bold, authentic flavors of India to your table.
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I've made this chicken fried rice countless times, and it always turns out with fluffy grains and amazing flavor, so say goodbye to soggy fried rice forever. You have to try this recipe because it's the perfect weeknight meal that tastes like you ordered it from a restaurant.