Pineapple fried rice are not only a favourite with grown ups but also very well appreciated by kids, My 17 months toddler thoroughly enjoyed this today so i am inspired to put this especially for them. If you omit the black pepper and the red chilli slices, the rice has a very mild sweet and savory taste, the pineapple is especially very popular with kids.
Feel free to get a little creative by adding your choice of veggies to this dish, You can also replace the chicken with tofu or shrimp.
This dish tastes great even at room temperature so you could try it at your next picnic.
Serve it by itself or in combination with a salad or a curry.
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PINEAPPLE FRIED RICE WITH CHICKEN
INGREDIENTS
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 cup skinless boneless chicken cut into cubes (For a VEGETARIAN version, Please see “Comments” at the bottom of the page)
1 cup cooked rice
1/2 tsp fish sauce – Please omit or use vegetarian fish sauce when making the vegetarian version
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 small onion finely sliced
1/2 medium size green or red bell pepper cut into 1 inch squares
1/2 cup diced carrots
1 cup pineapple cut into small cubes ( if using canned, use only pineapple which is in pineapple juice not the ones which have sugar syrups)
1/2 cup green peas
Salt – to taste
1/2 tsp of black pepper powder – Please omit when making this dish for children
Handful of roasted cashews
1 large fresh red chili, finely sliced
1 tbsp cilantro chopped
SERVES
2-3
PREP TIME
15 minutes
COOK TIME
10-15 minutes
DIRECTIONS
In a wok or frying pan, heat the oil and fry the garlic until golden brown. Add the onion slices and fry for 3-5 minutes. Add the bell pepper, green peas, carrots and cook for about 5-6 minutes, add salt and black pepper, add the chicken and cook for about 5-7 minutes till opaque. Add the cooked rice and stir thoroughly. Add the light soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, pineapple cubes, red chilli slices, stirring after each addition. Cook together for 2-3 minutes until the chicken is completely cooked.
Garnish with cilantro and roasted cashews.
Serve in Pineapple shell
COMMENTS
For a vegetarian version of this recipe, omit the fish sauce, replace the chicken with fried tofu (take some oil in a pan and shallow fry cubes of tofu, turn sides till each side is brown, carefully, making sure not to break the cube)
CREDIT
Adapted from “Gourmet Thai in minutes
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