Vegan Thai Basil Fried Rice
Vegan Thai basil fried rice is a family favorite recipe that’s perfect for satisfying those takeout cravings. You can serve this easy to make rice recipe any day of the week for a delicious dinner. It’s also perfect to make ahead on a weekend when you are meal prepping so you can send it as a warm lunch all week long.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 4 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- jasmine rice, 1 cup rinsed
- water , 1 cup
- toasted sesame oil, 2 tbsp
- garlic cloves, 4 Finely Sliced
- ginger , ½ inch Cut into Fine Batons
- yellow onion, 1 medium sliced
- red bell pepper ½, sliced
- carrot ½ , shredded
- green chilies, 2 (optional) Sliced
- soy sauce, 1 tbsp
- vegetarian oyster sauce, 1 tbsp
- ¼ tsp salt
- thai basil, ½ cup, chopped
- cilantro, ¼ cup chopped
- peanuts, 1 tsp
- lime wedges, 2
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the ingredients. Rinse the jasmine rice thoroughly for about 4-5 times and keep aside. Chop the produce. In a bowl mix the soy sauce and vegetarian oyster sauce and keep aside.
- 2
Using the sauté function heat the oil in the inner pot. Once the oil is hot, add the ginger and garlic and stir until fragrant.
- 3
Then add the onions and sauté for a minute.
- 4
Next add the rice and toast for another minute.
- 5
Then add the sliced carrot, green chillies and red pepper. Then the prepared sauce, and water and salt. Mix well.
- 6
Scrape the bottom for any food particles that could be stuck at the bottom of the pot.
- 7
Cover the lid, seal and vent and pressure cook for 4 minutes followed by a natural pressure release.
- 8
Once the rice is cooked, carefully open the lid, throw in the chopped thai basil and cilantro and mix well.
- 9
Serve warm on a plate garnished with crushed peanuts and a lime wedge.
- 10
Please follow the same steps and expect for swapping pressure cooking with covering the lid and cooking in step no 7.