Thai spicy chicken basil fried rice is very delicious and easy to make. If you have had it in Thai restaurants and want to try it out at home, this recipe will not disappoint. The highlight of this dish is the unique taste of basil. This is best made with leftover rice or chilled rice.
Why you will love this dish?
- A great-tasting rice dish that has a predominant taste of Thai basil leaves. The sauces, chicken, and veggies with basil are a great combination that will make your tastebuds happy.
- The vegetarian version can be made by replacing the chicken with Tofu or just making it with veggies. The fish and oyster sauce is required in the original recipe but you can skip it if you are not a big fan of it.
- This dish is also easy to make and the main effort is chopping all the veggies. You can always use frozen chopped veggies which will make it easier.
- Can be a quick meal if you have leftover chilled rice and want to make something fast that tastes great.
- Great for lunchboxes and picnics.
Ingredients you will need
- Boneless chicken
- Veggies like red bell pepper, green bell pepper, carrots, beans, snow peas, ginger, garlic, shallots, Thai serrano chilies, spring onions, basil leaves, coriander leaves
- Salt to taste
- Sauces soy sauce fish sauce (optional) oyster sauce (optional) Thai curry paste (optional) red chilly flakes
- Leftover chilled rice.
How to make Thai Chicken Basil Fried Rice
Sautée shallots, garlic, ginger, Thai chilies, and crushed red chilly flakes in oil Add chicken and fry on high heat. Next, move the chicken to the side and scramble eggs in the side of the pan. Add soy sauce(and fish/oyster sauces if using), curry paste, and sautée for a few minutes. Add bell peppers, snow peas, carrots, beans, and spring onions. Stir fry for about 6 -7 minutes. Add chopped basil and coriander leaves. Add salt to taste. Cook until the chicken is well done. Finally, add leftover rice and mix well.
Garnish with spring onions, sliced cucumbers, and chopped basil leaves.
If you like this fried you may also like Thai Shrimp Basil Fried Rice
Thai Spicy Chicken Basil Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 5 oz chicken boneless chopped
- ½ cup bell pepper red
- ½ cup bell pepper green
- 2 carrots diced
- 4 beans diced
- 5-6 snow peas diced
- 1-inch ginger cut into long thin stripes
- 2-3 pods garlic pods cut into small pieces
- 4-5 shallots
- 3-4 chilies Thai serrano
- ½ cup spring onions chopped
- 1 cup basil leaves chopped
- 1 bunch coriander chopped
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp fish sauce (optional)
- 1 tsp oyster sauce (optional)
- 1 tsp Thai curry paste (optional)
- 1 tsp red chilly flakes
- 4 cups Rice leftover , chilled
Instructions
- Cut the chicken into small bite sizes.
- Take 3-4 tsp oil in a pan and sautée shallots, garlic, ginger, Thai chillies and crushed red chilly flakes.
- Add chicken and fry on high heat.
- Next, move the chicken to the side and scramble eggs in the side of the pan.
- Add soy sauce(and fish/oyster sauces if using), curry paste and sautée for a few minutes.
- Add bell peppers, snow peas, carrots, beans, spring onions.
- Stir fry for about 6 -7 minutes.Add chopped basil and coriander leaves.
- Add salt to taste
- Cook until chicken is well done.
- Finally, add left over rice and mix well.
- Garnish with spring onions, sliced cucumbers, and chopped basil leaves.
- Thai chicken basil fried rice is ready to be served! Enjoy 🙂
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That does look delicious 🙂 Anything that has basil and soy is in my list of favourites xx
Thanks dear, Thai cusines is one of my favorites as well ! and yes Basil love it 🙂
I have found a Thai eatery nearby but they use fish sauce too liberally (wrinkles nose) so I cannot wait to get started in our own kitchen soon 😉
Same here, I can't take the strong taste of it either .. I can imagine you must be eagerly waiting to get started in your kitchen now !
Ooh yeah after the shipment arrives though. Just a couple of more weeks and I should be able to cook everything. The possibilities then! Ah how much I took the kitchen for granted.
oh I see, some more exploring new cuisines till then..About taking the kitchen for granted Lol ,can't agree more ..the craving for home made food after a few days of eating out is so true ..You are welcome to my place if you come to NC!
Aw you are sweet. I shall definitely remember this invite. We do have plans to visit North Carolina (I am assuming that 'tis NC) because Adi studied at Wake Forest University.
Thank you, that's awesome, sounds exciting. yes it is North Carolina and there are some great universities around here.
YUM! This looks delicious. And I'm a sucker for basil.
Me too ! love the taste and aroma of basil .Thank you Katrina!
The name itself had me drooling!! sounds and looks sooo good!!!
Thank you so much Mallika, love fried rice any time!
YUM!!! That looks super duper good! I will defiantly try it sometime!!!!
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Thank you so much! appreciate it!
Looking scrumptious !!
Thank you so much Anshu! for the comments
That looks delicious. Gonna try this soon. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you so much Jyoti! Sure do try it out ,am sure you'll like it!
looks great. I must try this
Thank you so much, appreciate your comments.
Woww.. this looks super delicious 😋 We have been addicted to thai basil fried rice recently - so much that we get it every weekend for a month now.. i know! Thanks so much for sharing this recipe Nisha.. may be next weekend we will make it at home 😀
Thanks dear, we also always end up ordering fried rice everytime ...you will definitely love the home made version , enjoy!
Yummmmm! I am so going to try this recipe out very soon! Thanks so much for the recipe 🙂
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Great to hear that Misabella, hope you will love it as well ! I will definitely check out your site as well .Thank you!
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This looks delicious!! X
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Enjoy! you have a great blog as well and looking forward to reading your posts!
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I love Thai food and this dish is looking amazing ! Do you know how to make pad Thai sauce??
Thank you so much! I do have a recipe for pad Thai from a cookbook although I have not tried it out yet, will definitely post it sometime.
good luck and i will be waiting for your amazing recipe 🙂
Wow I love thai food and this looks so mouthwatering. i am sure there were no leftovers
Thank you Pooja! Yes you guessed right ,no leftovers at all , Infact I couldn't even get a picture of the fried rice on a plate 🙂
My hubby loves fried rice! Thanks for this amazing recipe!!❤
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Great food and a great pic as well.
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I had to check out your rice recipes! I love Thai and Fried Rice and this sounds delicious!
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The Thai chicken basil fried rice look so scrumptious. Love to try this soon.
Thank you so much Jess, appreciate it very much. I will definitely look into it 🙂