Thai Fried Rice Recipe

This spicy Thai fried rice (Khao Pad) is super easy to make and comes together in under 30 minutes. Try this authentic recipe and serve it as a side dish or main course.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Thai

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Servings: people

Calories: 645kcal

Author: Neha Mathur

This spicy Thai fried rice (Khao Pad) is super easy to make and comes together in under 30 minutes. Try this authentic recipe and serve it as a side dish or main course.

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Ingredients

For the sauce

3 teaspoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons oyster sauce
2 teaspoons fish sauce
½ teaspoon brown sugar

For the stir Fry

2-3 Thai bird's eye chilies
3-4 peeled whole garlic cloves
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
½ cup thinly sliced onions
10-12 shrimp cleaned and deveined
3 cups cooked Jasmine rice cooled completely
¼ cup chopped green onions
salt & pepper to taste
1 cup packed Thai basil roughly torn

Instructions

Make The Sauce

Mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, fish sauce, and brown sugar in a small mixing bowl and keep aside.

Pound the Chilies and Garlic

Add bird’s eye chilies, garlic cloves, and salt to a mortar and pestle and pound to make a coarse paste.

Stir Fry The Rice

Heat vegetable oil in a wok or a large pan over high heat.
Once the oil is very hot, add the crushed garlic and red chilies and saute for 8-10 seconds.
Add onions and fry for 4-5 seconds.
Add shrimp and cook until they turn pink in color, 2-3 minutes.
Now add the sauce mixture and cooked rice and mix everything well.
Add salt and pepper, green onions, and Thai basil and mix well.
Serve hot with sliced tomato, cucumber, and lime wedges.

Notes

Use day-old rice. If you are making it fresh too, make sure you cool down the rice fully and then use it to make the dish.

You can also add vegetables along with shrimp to make it filling and wholesome.

Prep all the ingredients beforehand and then start this dish. As it is cooked on high heat, you will need ingredients one by one and there will be no time left to prep.

For the vegetarian version, skip adding fish sauce and oyster sauce. You can replace soy sauce with tamari for a gluten-free version.

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