Easy Chinese Chicken Fried Rice recipe

Chicken fried rice recipe with step by step photos & a recipe video.

Are you looking for the best fried rice recipe that can be made within 30 minutes? Then this recipe is just for you.

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.

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:

1. Chop the onions, vegetables, spring onion greens & keep it aside.
2. Keep all the spices & sauces ready.

Making the chicken fried rice

1. Take chicken pieces in a mixing bowl. Add salt, black pepper powder, soya sauce, vinegar, egg & cornflour to it. Combine everything well.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. In the same pan add 1 tablespoon of oil over high heat. Add spring onion whites & sauté for a minute.
5. Add ginger-garlic paste & cook for 2 minutes.
6. Next, to it add carrots, capsicum & cabbage. Stir fry the vegetables for 2-3 minutes. Vegetables should have crunch in them.
7. Add the fried chicken & scrambled eggs to it.
8. Stir to combine everything well.
9. Stir in salt & black pepper powder.
10. Add cold rice, soya sauce, chili garlic sauce & vinegar. Stir fry it for 3-4 minutes.
11. Finally, add some spring onion greens, stir well & remove from heat.

Cooking Tips

1. Cut the chicken pieces in thin strips. This ensures the chicken will cook fast.
2. 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.
3. Finely chop the vegetables that you are adding to make the fried rice.
4. You can add green peas. If you are using fresh peas then cook it in boiling water & then add it with the chopped vegetables.
5. 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.
6. When you stir fry the vegetables, make sure you do not overcook them. They should have a crunch in them.
7. 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.
8. Cook it in sesame oil for the best Chinese chicken fried rice flavor.
9. If you do not have chili garlic sauce then add normal chili sauce.

If you like this recipe, you may be interested in these other rice recipes:

• Egg fried rice
• Veg fried rice
• Chicken biryani
• Prawn biryani
• Mutton biryani
• Vegetable Pulao

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Easy Chinese Chicken Fried Rice recipe

Easy fried rice made with some leftover rice, chicken, soy sauce, eggs & vegetables within 30 minutes. Try this restaurant-style chicken fried rice at home for a quick dinner.

Course Main

Cuisine Chinese

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 4 people

Calories 380kcal

Author Preeti

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. When you stir fry the vegetables, make sure you do not overcook them. They should have a crunch in them.