Curried Rice Recipe
curried rice or curry rice is a quick and easy side dish that can be served on its own, with stir-fries or any other homemade sauce. The rice is fluffy, delicious and packed full of flavour from the staple pantry ingredients used.
Learn how to make this rice side dish in your instant pot pressure cooker and on the stovetop in easy steps.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup basmati rice: This could be long grain rice or basmati rice. Jasmine rice would also work for this recipe too
- ½ tbsp curry powder
- ½ cup onion chopped
- 3 cups chicken stock
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper use according to taste
- 3 garlic chopped
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1 cup carrots chopped
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- ½ tbsp dried coriander leaves you can swap this for fresh ones.
- Parsley and cashew nut to serve.
Instructions
- Heat up olive oil over medium heat in a pot, then sauté the onions, garlic and carrots until soft and fragrant, this should take about 3 minutes.
- Add curry powder and coriander to the sauteed aromatics and stir to combine, add rinsed rice, stir to combine. Add salt and pepper to taste then cover with the chicken stock, stir and ensure that no grains is sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Cover the pan with the lid, reduce the heat and cook for between 15 to 20 minutes. The time you cook the rice for would depend on the type of rice used. I used golden Sella basmati rice and it can take anywhere between 15 minutes to 20 minutes, depending on the quantity being cooking.
- Once the rice is cooked, Add the frozen peas, place the lid back on for another 5 minutes, take the lid off and fluff the rice with a fork. Garnish with chopped parsley or coriander and some crushed cashew nut. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Pressure cooker curried rice Instructions
To make curry rice in your instant pot, pressure king pro or other brands of an electronic pressure cooker, follow all the steps mentioned above. Make sure you deglaze the bottom of the pan properly to avoid getting the BURN notice.
Cook on high pressure (or meat function if using PKP) for 6 minutes, then leave to natural pressure release for 5 minutes.
Carefully do a quick release, open the lid, fluff the rice with a fork, add the frozen peas, stir to combine. Place a lid on the pressure cooker for another 3 minutes. Serve and enjoy!