Green Chili Rice is a spicy, flavorful, and easy-to-make recipe made with green chilies, coriander leaves (cilantro), rice, and sauces. Serve it for a quick lunch, dinner, or your office lunchbox.

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Green Chili Rice | Chilli Coriander Rice Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice or 3 cups cooked rice
- ½ cup Coriander leaves cilantro chopped
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil or Vegetable oil
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ Onion chopped
- 5 Garlic cloves chopped
- 1 inch Ginger grated
- 3 to 4 Green chilies chopped, adjust to taste
- 1 Carrot chopped read tips
- ½ Capsicum bell pepper chopped any color
- 3 to 4 Green Beans chopped
- ¼ cup Frozen green peas
- 1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoon Soy sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce*
- 2 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce
- ½ teaspoon Red chile powder optional, to taste
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Cook the rice or use leftover rice
- Wash and cook the rice according to package instructions.1 cup Rice
- I used jasmine rice. To 1 cup of rice, add 1 ½ cups of water, bring it to a boil, and simmer it for 10 minutes. Add salt and drizzle oil while cooking the rice.
- If you are using leftover or day-old rice, ignore this step.
How to make simple coriander chili fried rice?
- Heat oil in a pan. Add turmeric powder, onion, garlic, green chilies, and ginger, and saute until translucent. You can add a pinch of salt while sauteing the onion.1 tablespoon Olive oil , ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder, ½ Onion, 5 Garlic cloves, 1 inch Ginger, 3 to 4 Green chilies, Salt
- Add carrot, capsicum (bell peppers), green beans, and frozen peas, and saute for 2 minutes.1 Carrot chopped, ½ Capsicum, 3 to 4 Green Beans chopped, ¼ cup Frozen green peas
- Add vinegar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sriracha, and red chile powder, and saute it for 30 seconds.1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar, 1 ½ teaspoon Soy sauce, 1 ½ teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce*, 2 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce, ½ teaspoon Red chile powder
- Add the finely chopped coriander leaves/cilantro and cooked rice and toss till it is well combined.½ cup Coriander leaves
- Serve hot and enjoy.
- To serve with honey sriracha sauceAdd 2 tablespoons of Sriracha sauce and 1 tablespoon of honey to a small bowl and mix well. If desired, top with sesame seeds. Serve with rice, and enjoy.
Notes
- Vary the amount of green chilies and sauce as per your taste.
- You can substitute green chilies with serrano or jalapeno pepper and red chile powder with cayenne or paprika. The taste may vary accordingly.
- If you cannot tolerate the heat, deseed the chiles.
- Adding vegetables is optional. Use vegetables of your choice.
- I have used a vegan/vegetarian version of Worcestershire sauce. Before you use it, check the ingredient list.
- If Worcestershire sauce is unavailable, then add soy sauce.
Nutrition
Chili cilantro rice
If you are looking for a spicy and simple rice recipe, this dish is for you.
This chilli coriander rice is made using rice, green chilies, cilantro, vegetables, and some Asian sauces. It is vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free and ready in less than 25 minutes. If you have leftover or day-old rice, you can try this recipe in less than 10 minutes. Serve this with honey Sriracha for an additional kick!
You can serve it as a main course or side with grilled meat.
Check out our simple Chinese fried rice or Mexican black bean rice recipe.
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Ingredients
Rice: I prefer aromatic rice like jasmine, basmati, or jeera. Use any rice of your choice.
Vegetables: Adding veggies is optional. Add those available in your pantry.
Green chilies: Adjust to your taste. You can also make this with serrano or jalapeno.
Coriander leaves: freshly chopped for best results.
Soy and Worcestershire sauce: Adds umami flavor.
Sriracha: for heat.
Check out the recipe card for the full list of ingredients.

Step-by-step instructions
Cook the rice or use leftover rice
- Wash and cook the rice according to package instructions.
- I used jasmine rice. To 1 cup of rice, add 1 ½ cups of water, bring it to a boil, and simmer it for 10 minutes. Add salt and drizzle oil while cooking the rice.
- If you are using leftover or day-old rice, ignore this step.
How to make simple coriander chili fried rice?
- Heat oil in a pan. Add turmeric powder, onion, garlic, green chilies, and ginger, and saute until translucent. You can add a pinch of salt while sauteing the onion.
- Add carrot, capsicum (bell peppers), green beans, and frozen peas, and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add vinegar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sriracha, and red chile powder, and saute it for 30 seconds.
- Add the finely chopped coriander leaves/cilantro and cooked rice and toss till it is well combined.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
To serve with honey sriracha sauce, Add 2 tablespoons of Sriracha sauce and 1 tablespoon of honey to a small bowl and mix well. If desired, top with sesame seeds. Serve with rice, and enjoy

Tips
- Vary the amount of green chilies and sauce as per your taste.
- You can substitute green chilies with serrano or jalapeno pepper and red chile powder with cayenne or paprika. The taste may vary accordingly.
- If you cannot tolerate the heat, deseed the chiles.
- Adding vegetables is optional. Use vegetables of your choice.
- I have used a vegan/vegetarian version of Worcestershire sauce. Before you use it, check the ingredient list.
- If Worcestershire sauce is unavailable, then add soy sauce.
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Note: We originally posted this chilli coriander rice (green chili rice) in Feb 2016. It has now been modified in Feb 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.










cheri says
This looks really delicious Kushi, love your honey sriracha sauce.
Kushi says
Thank you Cheri 🙂
Traditionallymodernfood says
Looks welcoming.. I can imagine the taste
Kushi says
Thank you Vidya 🙂
Moumita Malla says
So inviting dish. .lovely colour..kids will be happy seeing this yuuuuuumy dish in their lunch box...
Kushi says
Thank you Moumita 🙂
Sundari says
Thats one bowl of tempting rice!! Feel like grabbing it 🙂
Kushi says
Thank you Sundari 🙂
Nava Krishnan says
Chilli, coriander and rice has to be my fav ingredients. These ingredients in this rice dish is fabulous.
Kushi says
Thank you Nava 🙂