The Sweet and Savory Thai Fried Rice You'll Crave Again and Again

TL;DR

The yellow curry fried rice comes together quickly and easily as well. You are going to enjoy the discovery of this dish if you are the kind of person who loves homemade food with fresh ingredients and needs ideas to use up leftover rice.

What I really like about this curried pineapple fried rice is that it's another time-saving weeknight meal! You know, I prefer to prepare popular take-out meals at home because I get to choose what to add and what not.

The fact that you can prepare a fresh meal within 15 minutes, is a total plus point for me! The addition of curry powder seasons the dish amazingly well and makes it taste better.

Thai curry rice is yellow and kind of reminds me of Singapore fried noodles (because of the curry powder), and yes, it's an adaptation of the classic Thai khao pad sapparot and my egg fried rice.

Ingredient Notes

The Thai-inspired fried rice includes pineapple as the main star ingredient in this particular meal, which adds another flavor profile to the fried rice. But of course, pineapple is not the only fresh ingredient in this meal. I also add fresh carrot pieces, sliced spring onion, cabbage, and green peas.

These are ingredients that I have in my pantry most of the time. If I don't have fresh green peas, I use frozen ones. I call it a Thai-inspired dish because of the choice of the ingredients because, for example, carrots are not a traditional ingredient in Thai cuisine.

Also in Thailand, they will use jasmine rice, but because jasmine rice can be expensive or rather difficult to get, I give you the option of using Basmati rice. I, personally, used Basmati rice to this time for the pictures and video. Of course, if you want to add a really classic Thai fried rice flavor, then use jasmine rice only.

For the curry powder, use Thai curry powder or Madras Curry powder.

There is a difference, but of course, I tend to use the Madras curry powder more often in my food, so I don't bother to buy or prepare a Thai version from scratch. The conventional curry powder fulfills the purpose of this recipe.

Ginger Garlic paste is another important component of this Thai pineapple fried rice recipe. For the sauce, try to use rice vinegar, dark soy sauce, and brown sugar.

I add Sri Racha because... well, it's not a traditional dish, and I love the taste when prepared that way! =D

Process Overview

Step 1

Heat up a shallow, deep pan and stir-fry veggies and pineapple. Stir rice in.

Step 2

Prepare stir fry sauce and pour over rice in the pan.

Step 3

Stir the cook quickly over high heat until it's done.