Vegan Curried rice is a delicious blend of garden fresh vegetables tossed in a wok with a little ginger, curry and garlicky fried brown rice. Heavy on the VEGGIES and light on the RICE!
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Vegan Curried Rice
SIMPLE-HEALTHY-DELICIOUS
Our 3 new favorite words when it comes to preparing meals and keeping everyone in your family happy and healthy. Vegetable Curry Rice is a delicious stir fried side dish or main. Low prep, low fuss and just 8 little ingredients. Our favorite part is you can get this little number on your table in less than 15 minutes.
Make It Just the Way You Like It
You are just going to love this Vegan curried rice as it is so warming and comforting. The fresh ginger and garlicky aromatics and then the kick of the curry hits you and you will be swooning for more. You can make this dish as mild or as spicy as you like it. If you are new to curry powder, start out with just a little bit like ½ teaspoon and taste and keep adding a little more until you get to the spice level and heat your family desires. If you are on the fence about purchasing a mild curry powder, be sure to also try our Ground Turkey Sweet Potato Curry, Cozy Chicken Curry Soup or our Curried Tuna Salad Roll Ups.
Dietary Needs
Vegan Curried Rice is happily vegan, of course, but is also gluten-free, dairy free, egg free and nut free. As we are starting to approach the spring season, it is hard to let go of the long sweat pants, oversized sweaters and snow boots.
I know it is hard to picture the ground without snow but before you know it will be time for shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops (Thongs for all of my Auzzie readers) and the dreaded swim attire... Seriously this is a scary thought! We have started to take small delicious steps to meeting my goals of reducing sugar from diet, eating loads of colorful vegetables, eating lean proteins and eating more healthy carbs.
Vegetables For the Win!
Vegan Curried Rice is a simple way to meet our health goals. We enjoy eating loads of colorful vegetables and eating just a tiny bit of carbohydrates in the form of brown rice. I know that usually rice is the main ingredient in fried rice dishes. Today, the star of the show are the fresh veggies and spices. Seriously, this whole dish only has about 1 cup cooked brown rice and this is for 4 people. This is a great way to keep any diabetics in your family happy. They get to eat fried rice, well mostly veggies...but with a few grains of rice.
How To Make Vegetable Fried Rice?
You can use whatever veggies you happen to have in your crisper and this dish will delicious. Just remember to cut everything up in about the same size and fry your harder vegetables first and then add your softer vegetables at the end. Here are the order of operations for making vegetable fried rice.
- Oil and aromatics like garlic and ginger always go in first.
2. Add you harder vegetables like carrots and broccoli with a tablespoon of water and put on the lid to lightly steam for a moment.
3. Then add rice, curry powder and quick cooking spinach and get that wok moving over high heat. Sometimes you have to add a little more oil in the pan before doing this depending on which sort of pan you are using.
More Delicious Rice Recipes
Check out our post for Hong Kong Fried Rice, if you would like to learn all the in's and outs of how to make the best fried rice. Another fried recipe that is a huge hit is our Hawaiian Luau Rice as it is fun and super easy to make. If you like the idea of making a side dish all in one pot, be sure to try our Lemon Pepper Rice as it is sure to please.
Vegan Curried Rice the perfect dish to transition from winter to spring. It is light and full of vegetables but warming from the spices.
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Vegan Curried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
or oil of choice - 2 teaspoon ginger
freshly grated (or 1 teaspoon dried ground) - 2 cloves garlic
peeled and minced (or ½ teaspoon dried ground) - 2 carrots small (or about ½ cup) chopped in smaller thin pieces so it cooks quickly
- 1 head broccoli chopped into small florets (you can also use some of the peeled stem if you chop into small pieces so that it cooks quickly
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup brown rice
cooked - 1 teaspoon curry powder
or to taste for your desired heat level - 1 cup spinach chopped fresh (optional)
Instructions
- Make sure you have all of your items chopped and ready to go as this recipe is going to go fast. In a wok or frying pan, add your oil and heat to medium high heat. Add your fresh ginger and garlic (please note if you are using dried ground ginger and garlic add these only after you have added your vegetables to the wok) and stir fry just until aromatic then quickly add your carrots and broccoli. Keep stirring and keep the items in your wok moving. Add salt and pepper to taste and add 1 tablespoon of water and put on lid for about 1 minute, just to do a flash steam of your veggies. DO NOT overcook. You want your vegetables to be crisp aldente. (You can use any vegetables you have in your crisper for this recipe)
- Remove lid from your wok/frying pan and toss your veggies. The water should be evaporated. Add the cooked brown rice and curry powder and toss until all of the rice is well coated. (If your rice starts to stick then add just a touch more olive oil). Add a handful of spinach and just toss until wilted about 1 minute. Taste test your stir fry and adjust seasoning as desired.
- Serve your delicious vegan curried rice hot from the wok. Enjoy!
Mary Frances says
Cannot go wrong with this! Packed with veggies and flavors and so quick too. A winner!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Mary. Life has been so busy lately so if I can't get dinner and all the fixings on the table in less than 30 minutes, then we can't eat. I think that it is even going to get busier so you will be sure to loads more 30 mins or leas meals from me soon. Take care
Anu-My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
Oh wow! I love curried rice, Bobbi. And this bowl looks super yummy and flavorful. Love how few ingredients you have used to make this fantastic dish.
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Anu. Going for simplicity lately as life is just plain crazy busy. Wishing you a super weekend!
thecompletebook says
What a lovely meal!
Have a super weekend.
🙂 Mandy xo
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Mandy! I hope you are feeling better soon.
Abbe @ This is How I Cook says
This looks like a perfect lunch! And the keyword for swimwear is cover up!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Ahh that is brilliant Abbe! Need to get myself a really cool Asian swim coverup and just never take that off... LOL
Eha says
Bobbi - I simply cannot believe you have ever had a meal of your own making that was not healthy 🙂 ! Oh this is great: definitely a main meal for me but with a bit more of the curry and garlic and ginger and perhaps a few more different vegetables: snowpeas would be great and capsicums and I have a couple of shiny purple aubergines in the fridge . . . . . . four days into autumn we are still hitting the high 30s - low 40s here, so very much thongs weather . . . am always amused to realize 'everybody' does not call them that . . . tho' 'havaiianas' is for some reason becoming popular in ads . . .
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hiya Eha! The more veggies variety the better for this dish and purple aubergines would be super delicious in this dish... Fried rice days are usually my Mother Hubbard...use up the little bits and bobs of what you have left in the refrigerator days. I hope it cools off for you soon as I would not want to be slaving over a hot stove with temps in the 40's.. Yikes. Do you know why many people call thongs...flip flops? I will shoot you a little note off line as I know you need a good giggle. I hope you are doing well. Take Care
Eha says
Can't wait to read - methinks one saying I have not heard 🙂 ! Hot temps notwithstanding am not really a thongs or flip-flops or whatever gal - dear Father Above did not give me particularly pretty ends to my legs, so they tend to be 'covered' . . . 😀 !!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Hi there Eha! Check out your inbox. Wishing you a super day and I hope my e-mail brings a little smile to your face!
Tandy | Lavender and Lime says
This is my kind of ideal lunch Bobbi 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks Tandy, I hope your weekend is amazing.
Robyn @ Simply Fresh Dinners says
This is such a great dish, Bobbi, and I love that you upped the veggie/rice ratio - genius. No one will even notice and they'll get all the benefits. Every time I read one of your new recipes, I learn something new and I'm always in awe of your colorful, perfect photos. Sharing all over 🙂
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Robyn. I know whenever we think of fried rice we think lots of rice and little veggies but I wanted to turn the tables a little bit to reduce the carb load and find new and creative ways to get my boys to eat their veggies... thanks for your sweet comment and for sharing the love. I am on my way over to check out your delicious meals plans.
nancyc says
This has so many good and healthy ingredients–sounds great!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thank you Nancy. An easy way to get my boys to eat more veggies.
cheri says
Hi Bam, another fabulous meal, I could eat this every night, my kind of meal.
allthatsjas says
Yum, Bam! This is seriously my next meatless meal. I'm on the same bandwagon trying to loose extra cushions around my waist and going meatless and sugarless for the lent. Love your healthy recipes! Bet you'll get your beach body in no time 🙂
Dawn says
This is basically our dinner every night these days - with some protein. Both my husband and I were joking this morning that we can't eat this another night! But yours looks just so inviting 🙂
shashi at runninsrilankan says
Oh Bobbi- I so love this! So few ingredients and yet, so much flavor! I think I need to adopt "SIMPLE. HEALTHY. DELICIOUS" as my mantra too! 🙂
kitchenriffs says
I'm a real sucker for the combo of ginger and garlic. Wonderful flavors! And curry to the mix and I'm one happy eater. This looks terrific -- loads of flavor and color, tons of nutrition, and not too heavy. Perfect! Thanks so much.
The Gourmet Gourmand says
Love this! I think I know what Dave and I are going to be having tomorrow night... 🙂
Culinary Flavors says
I love how simple and delicious this rice looks! Definitely something I would love to try! Sharing some love around!