Curry Rice Recipe (Curried Rice) (2024)

This curry rice recipe is easy, quick, and ready in 30 minutes. Curried rice is a side dish that is tender, fluffy, aromatic, packed full of flavor and delicious. We like to serve it with baked boneless chicken thighs, and pan fried vegetables. Let me show you how to make it in simple steps.

Why You Will Love This Curry Rice Recipe

Here are some of the reason why you will love this curried rice recipe:

• Easy- This recipe is easy and quick to cook and suitable for beginner cooks and pros alike.

• One pot dish- I love one pot recipes because it means minimal dishes to wash up after cooking.

• Flavorful- It's packed full of flavor. Curry powder, tomatoes, spices and herbs all come together to create this delicious curry and rice dish.

• Appealing- The golden yellow color of this rice curry is appealing and will attract even the pickiest eater.

• Versatile- It makes the perfect side dish for chicken, steak, fish, lamb, and vegetables.

Related: Chicken curry pasta, Yellow rice, seasoned rice

Ingredients

Here is what you will need for curried rice:

Rice - I used Basmati rice but you can also use long grain rice. For the rice, I particularly like to use golden sella basmati however you substitute for pure basmati.

Curry powder - Use a good curry powder be it storebought or homemade. Check my post on homemade curry powder if you'd like to make yours at home.

Onion- Brown onion, white or yellow onion works fine.

Garlic

Ginger

Paprika

Cayenne pepper

Ground coriander

Cumin

Fresh tomato - This can be substituted for canned chopped tomatoes.

Oil - Olive oil, Sunflower, or Vegetable oil work fine.

Broth

Salt

Detailed ingredient list, measurements, directions and recipe video are in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post).

How To Make Curry Rice - Step by Step Instructions

1) Prepare all ingredients ready.

2) Place pot on medium heat then add oil to the pot.

3) Add in chopped onions and saute for 2 minutes or till aromatic and translucent then add in garlic.

4) Pour in ginger, coriander, cumin, paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt. Stir then add in the chopped tomatoes.

5) Add in broth and stir. Scrape any stuck bits off the bottom of the pot.

6) Wash rice till the water runs clear then add the washed rice to the pot. Stir and cover the pot.

7) Cook on low heat for 30 minutes or till rice is tender.

8) Fluff with a fork and take off the heat.

Serve curry rice and enojoy.

To Make It In The Instant Pot

Follow these instructions to make this in the instant pot pressure cooker:

1) Put instant pot on saute then add oil in the pot of the IP.

2) Add onions and garlic and saute for a few minutes before adding ginger and other spices.

3) Add tomatoes and broth then deglaze the instant pot by scraping any bits off the bottom of the pot.

4) After deglazing the pot, switch the instant pot off.

5) Wash rice with warm water till water runs clear then add washed rice in the instant pot.

6) Close the Instant Pot with its lid and turn the valve into sealing. Set the Instant pot to manual pressure cook for 7 minutes then do 10 minutes of natural pressure release.

7) Open the instant pot and fluff the rice.

Serve and enjoy.

Variation

Chicken curry rice

You can cook chicken with the curry rice as a one pot dish. To do this, brown the chicken first then take out of the pot before following the cooking directions and adding chicken back in when adding the rice in the pot. For full details check out this chicken curry rice recipe.

Vegetable Curry Rice

For vegetable curried rice, follow the directions as above but add vegetables (1 cup of mixed vegetables like carrots, peas, sweetcorn) when adding the washed rice in the pot.

What To Serve With Curried Rice

Serve curried rice with vegetables and proteins. Some recommendations are as follows:

Vegetables- steamed carrots, Air fryer vegetables, Pan fried carrots, Boiled asparagus

Chicken- Oven baked chicken legs, instant pot chicken breasts, air fryer thin chicken

Fish- instant pot fish, Pan fried cod, air fryer trout

Steak- Pan fried steak, steak tips

Salads, Coleslaws

How To Store

When it's completely cooled, transfer it to an airtight container or Ziploc, label and storeit in the fridge for up to 3 days or in the freezer where it can last up to 6 months.

Expert Tips

• Wash rice till the water runs clear to avoid sticky rice.
• Use chicken broth as stated but where that is not available, replace it with stock cubes like Maggi, knorr, or oxo plus water.
• Adjust cayenne pepper to how spicy you'd like the meal.

Recipe FAQS

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This post was first published February 11, 2020. Updated to add more helpful information.

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